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Monday Morning Video: Mike Farris and the Muscle Shoals Sound

Monday, November 28, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

A highlight from the recent Americana Music Conference was the tribute to Muscle Shoals soul sound. Starting at FAME Studios and continuing with the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Muscle Shoals became a rock and roll institution. Beyond defining an era in soul and R&B, it became a destination for artists ranging from the Rolling Stones […]

Filed Under: Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: etta james, Jimmy Hall, Mike Farris, Wet Willie, wilson pickett

Americana 2011: The Sounds

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

MUSCLE SHOALS TRIBUTE SHOW Detroit may have by Motown and the Funk Brothers, but Alabama had Muscle Shoals. Side-stepping which was the better musical factory, it is impossible to ignore the impact that Muscle Shoals has had on American music. This performance provided irrefutable evidence to the greatness of this legacy. The set was loose […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Candi Staton, Cary Ann Hearst, Dan Penn, Emmylou Harris, etta james, George Jones, Gurf Morlix, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Buffett, Lake Street Dive, Mike Farris, Rachael Price, Rodney Crowell, Shovels and Rope, The Bottle Rockets, The Deep Dark Woods, the SteelDrivers, Tom Waits, Wet Willie, Will Kimbrough

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Readers‘ Pick

What is your favorite new release for week of November 22?

  • Harry Nilsson – Losst and Founnd (45%, 19 Votes)
  • Leonard Cohen – Thanks for the Dance (24%, 10 Votes)
  • Ben Lee – Quarter Century Classix (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Scott H. Biram – Sold Out to the Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by the Rev. Scott H. Biram (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Beck – Hyperspace (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Keller Williams and the Keels – Speed (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Luke Lalonde – The Perpetual Optimist (5%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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