Jimmy Nutt didn’t start working full-time in the music-recording business until he was around 30-years-old. Along the way, he’d played in rock bands in Shreveport, La. and Austin, Texas and held ...

Nestled along the Tennessee River, in the state of Alabama, lies a small town that draws big names. You may not have heard of Muscle Shoals, but you have definitely heard its sound, thanks to a man ...

Jimmy Hughes reportedly cut his silky expressive vocals for 1964 R&B ballad “Steal Away” in just one take. The song became a top 20 smash. Recorded at now-legendary FAME Studios, “Steal Away” was one ...

As the son of Rick Hall, founder of FAME Recording Studios and a central architect of the Muscle Shoals sound, Rodney Hall carries one of American music’s most storied legacies—but he’s quick to ...

It happened a fair few times in the ’60s and ’70s that a top star would come down to Muscle Shoals, Alabama looking to tap into whatever mysterious forces were spawning classics like Percy Sledge’s ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama has helped tell stories through classic movies, from “Fried Green Tomatoes” to “Just Mercy.” The state’s entertainment office hopes to cut new records, not just ...