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The Man from Muscle Shoals

My Journey from Shame to Fame

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The Man from Muscle Shoals

Written by: Rick Hall
Narrated by: Rick Hall, Jeremy Arthur
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This is the story of legendary record producer Rick Hall and his historic role in the development of the world-famous "Muscle Shoals sound".

Rick Hall made music history when he founded FAME Recording Studios, the first professional recording studio in the entire state of Alabama. After producing and engineering the area's first national hit on Arthur Alexander's Southern soul classic "You Better Move On", Rick went on to earn international fame and eventually a Grammy for a lifetime of achievements.

In the days when Martin Luther King, Jr. was marching for freedom, Rick proved to be a civil rights pioneer through his music. His records helped introduce White audiences to the Black music market and Black audiences to the White music market.

From the moment "You Better Move On" hit the charts, record executives literally flocked to Muscle Shoals for Rick to produce and engineer a mind-boggling array of major artists, from Aretha Franklin to Bobbie Gentry, from the Osmonds to Alabama. His astonishing production abilities were matched by his incredible versatility.

Music fans, history buffs, and others delight to these fascinating tales of how Rick Hall launched the music careers of so many famous artists.

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this ...to me....was a perfect book.

first of all the story is truly fascinating. Mr Hall if you read this review I want you to know i hung on every word of this book. the narrator was PERFECT . i flew from Halifax N.S. to Atlanta. and drove 3 more hours for one reason only. to see FAME. i was not disappointed. i had the privilege of meeting the collage football crazy lady on the front desk whom i love and sat and chatted with the staff for about an hour.....i was NOT going to miss the only tour that day. and they seem as enthusiastic about that building as I did . i feel terrible i forget the lady at the desk and her adorable daughter names but she told me about this book and boy was she right. i bought the audible copy on the spot . my only wish was there were photos in the download. i would have loved to see Mr. Halls Fathers and mothers pictures. there is a terribly confusing 10 or so chapters where the download says chapter 78 and the audible says 67...etc. but just let it play. the chapter numbers are messed up but the audible is in correct order. my only question is. how is this not a full length feature film. i will give this a second listen for sure.

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