Drummer Roger Hawkins has died. As part of the Swampers, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, he backed Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, the Staple Singers, the Rolling Stones and others in the '60s and ...

A new book and a Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit explore the history of Muscle Shoals' music scene. Rob Bowman's new book, "Land of a Thousand Sessions," details how the small Alabama town became a ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with a new exhibition. The exhibit, "Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising," will run for nearly three years starting November ...

Mention “Muscle Shoals” and for many the phrase evokes an otherwise obscure Alabama town where memorable soul-era R&B records were born, by such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and the ...

Aretha Franklin and Paul Simon. Otis Redding and Hank Williams Jr. Duane Allman and Wilson Pickett. These artists that might not seem to have anything in common have one major thing in common: their ...