Summaries

A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".

Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music. Under the spiritual influence of the 'Singing River' as Native Americans called it, the music of Muscle Shoals changed the world and sold millions upon millions of copies. At its heart is Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, he brought black and white together in Alabama's cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations while giving birth to the 'Muscle Shoals Sound' and 'The Swampers'. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge, Gregg Allman, Clarence Carter, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Bono, and others bear witness to Muscle Shoals' magnetism, mystery, and why it remains influential today.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • new york city
  • drug abuse
  • electronic keyboard
  • reference to stax records
  • keyboardist
Genres
  • History
  • Biography
  • Music
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 24, 2013
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Production companies Ear Goggles

Box office

Gross US & Canada $696241
Opening weekend US & Canada $13901
Gross worldwide $709415

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 51m
Color Color
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