Rick Hall, the producer, owner and proprietor of FAME Studios died on Tuesday. Man. He pretty much invented the Muscle Shoals sound. And the Muscle Shoals sound put the shitty little city on the map. Hell, it probably wasn't shitty, that just seemed like it would sound good. Everyone from Aretha to Etta, Pickett to Conley, made their way there. Later some guys from FAME broke out and started their own studio, imaginatively named Muscle Shoals. Hall persevered. He was an unlikely giant in Southern soul. Here's some of his work.
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Listen:Etta James - I'm Gonna to Take What He's Got mp3 at Groove Addict
Etta James - Tell Mama mp3 at Blog Rage
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) mp3 at Funky 16 Corners
Irma Thomas - Cheater Man mp3 at Groove Addict
Willie Hightower = You Used Me Baby mp3 at The B Side
Jimmy Hughes - Neighbor, Neighbor mp3 at The A Side
Arthur Conley - I Can't Stop (No, No, No) mp3 at The A Side
Clarence Carter - She Ain't Gonna Do Right mp3 at The B Side
The FAME Gang - Grits n' Gravy mp3 at The A Side Awesome instrumental
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