Muscle Shoals

First Listen
Hear Lost Music from the Original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
A new album of previously unreleased tracks finally gives the Swampers their due

Music
Remembering a Muscle Shoals Icon
“I wanted to be somebody,” said Rick Hall, the man behind Alabama’s FAME studios. He was, and music lovers are better for it

First Listen
First Listen: The Blind Boys of Alabama
The storied Grammy-winning gospel outfit returns with a new album

First Listen
First Listen: The Secret Sisters’ “Mississippi”
On You Don’t Own Me Anymore, a Muscle Shoals duo hits its stride

The Southern Agenda
Southern Agenda: June/July 2016
Goings-on in the South and beyond

Travel
Southern Road Trip: Memphis to Muscle Shoals
Southern music history comes alive on the path between Memphis and Muscle Shoals

Travel
Dispatch From the Road: Memphis to Mississippi
A road trip through the heart of Southern music

Music
Five Essential Muscle Shoals Albums
Bassist and former owner David Hood reflects on five essential albums that came out of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

Music
A New Look at Muscle Shoals
A new film examines the old soul of Muscle Shoals