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Muscle Shoals

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"Great tale of unsung heroes"
5 stars"
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An excellent documentary on the back-up musicians and studios that define the Muscle Shoals sound. Beautifully shot, and a story well told. Highly recommended to anyone who has an interest in the music that has come out of the US over the last 50 years

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"Show some of the best music ever recorded...."
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A must see for anyone who loves music. Amazing history!

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Muscle Shoals is a 2013 documentary film about FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Available on DVD.

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 has helped create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time.

At its heart is Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Hall brought black and white together in Alabama's cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the ‘Muscle Shoals sound’ and The Swampers, the house band at FAME that eventually left to start their own successful studio, known as Muscle Shoals Sound. Greg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge and others bear witness to Muscle Shoals' magnetism, mystery and why it remains influential today.

Muscle Shoals Documentary Reviews

“A stomping good doc.” Empire Magazine

“Magnificently sound-tracked.” The Guardian

“An astonishing musical legacy.” The Independent

“An essential record of a defining era.” Time Out

Release date Australia
June 18th, 2014
Movie Format
DVD Region
  • Region 4
Aspect Ratio
  • 1.78 : 1
Language
English
Length (Minutes)
111
Studio
Subtitles
English
Supported Audio
  • Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Number of Discs
1
Country of Production
  • USA
Genre
Box Dimensions (mm)
135x190x14
UPC
9322225200258
Product ID
22226596

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