At around 15,000, Muscle Shoals’ population is less than the capacity of many concert arenas. Yet, arena-level stars, from Bob Dylan to Alicia Keys to Chris Stapleton, have been coming to the north Alabama city to record music for more than half a century.
, the father of the Shoals’ country-funk sound. James’ bluesy vocals were an influence on “Piece of My Heart” rocker Janis Joplin. Joplin had the pipes and attitude to do “Tell Mama” proud, as heard on Joplin’s 1971 live version.Muscle Shoals has been on The Stones’ radar since the British band’s earliest days. Before frontman Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards became a top songwriting duo, The Stones cut many blues and R&B covers.
recorded several solos on the band’s “Black and Blue” album and nearly became a member of The Stones.Sammy Hagar might not be the first person you’d expect to cover the Staple Singers. But the formersinger nails the vocal on his beach-rock version of “I’ll Take You There.” Hagar changed the lyrics a smidge and retitled his interpretation “Let Me Take You There.” The original was tracked at Muscle Shoals Sound, the studio The Swampers founded in 1969 in neighboring Sheffield, Alabama.J.
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