Bibliograph

Music and mystique in Muscle Shoals, Christopher M. Reali

Type

Label

Music and mystique in Muscle Shoals, Christopher M. Reali

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-244) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Music and mystique in Muscle Shoals

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1266361711

Responsibility statement

Christopher M. Reali

Series statement

Music in American life

Summary

"Forceful music that rolled out of Muscle Shoals in the 1960s and 1970s shaped hits by everyone from Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon. Christopher M. Reali's in-depth look at the fabled musical hotbed examines the events and factors that gave the Muscle Shoals sound such a potent cultural power. Many artists trekked to FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound in search of the sound of authentic southern Black music--and at times expressed shock at the mostly white studio musicians waiting to play it for them. Others hoped to draw on the hitmaking production process that defined the scene. Reali also chronicles the overlooked history of Muscle Shoals's impact on country music and describes the region's recent transformation into a tourism destination."--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Rhythm of the river -- "You've got to earn it" -- "I'll take you there" -- "A shot of rhythm and blues" -- "Land of 1000 dances" -- "I swear" -- "Let's do it over."

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