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Author Reali, Christopher M., 1969- author.

Title Music and mystique in Muscle Shoals / Christopher M. Reali
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 256 pages) : illustrations
Series Music in American life
Music in American life.
Summary "The 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. Multifaceted and informed, Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals reveals the people, places, and events behind one of the most legendary recording scenes in American history"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2022)
Subject Muscle Shoals Sound Studios -- History
FAME Recording Studios -- History
SUBJECT FAME Recording Studios fast
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios fast
Subject Rhythm and blues music -- Alabama -- Muscle Shoals -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Soul music -- Alabama -- Muscle Shoals -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Sound recording industry -- Alabama -- Muscle Shoals -- History
Music and race -- Alabama -- Muscle Shoals
MUSIC / History & Criticism.
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B.
MUSIC / General
Music and race
Rhythm and blues music
Soul music
Sound recording industry
Music.
Music.
Alabama -- Muscle Shoals
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021060191
ISBN 0252053516
9780252053511