STREET SURVIVORS: The True Story of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash tells the story thru one of the survivors, drummer Artimus Pyle, who not only survived the fatal crash (that claimed the life of the band’s founder and front man Ronnie Van Zant amongst others), but who also bravely pulled the remaining survivors out of the plane wreckage before staggering towards the nearest farmhouse in rural Louisiana to seek help.įor fans of LYNYRD SKYNYRD, Southern Rock Music and fans of musical biopics. One such song was the wailing “Preacher’s Daughter,” which highlights all the best of the original Skynyrd lineup.In 1977, a plane carrying Southern rock legends LYNYRD SKYNYRD mysteriously runs out of gas mid-air en route to a concert, crashing into a dangerous Louisiana swamp while killing several of the band members, crew and both pilots. After the tragic accident, the surviving members released the Muscle Shoals recordings in their entirety on Skynyrd’s First and…Last. For years, fans knew nothing of the recordings until a plane crash claimed the lives of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines. The early demos were recorded between 1971 and ’72 and were ultimately scrapped in favor of what would become Pronounced. However, die-hards will know that an entirely different album was set to be their debut-an album full of songs recorded in Muscle Shoals. “I’d Rather Go Blind” and “Tell Mama” have gone on to be one of the most acclaimed double-sided single releases of the period and enduring hits.Īs any Lynyrd Skynyrd fan knows, their first album, Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd, was released in 1973. One of the Swampers, David Hood, recalls James nailing “I’d Rather Go Blind” in a single take saying, “It was a pretty simple song, but her performance was great and apparently our performances were good too.” (Photo by House Of Fame LLC/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) Her arm is around her 1st husband Billy Foster who is not credited on the recording. On guitars are Jimmy Ray Jenkins and Albert Lowe. R&B singer Etta James recording with the house band at Fame Studios circa 1967 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The move to the Muscle Shoals studio both kept her away from the temptations of life in the city and provided new musical inspiration. Her sessions came at a time that the powerhouse vocalist was trying to curb heroin addiction. The session engineer, Tom Dowd, then cleared the room and painstakingly pieced the tape back together, saving what would become one of the biggest soul hits of the ’60s.Įtta James recorded both “Tell Mama” and “I’d Rather Go Blind” at FAME studios. After Pickett finished his final take, the tape flew off the reel and broke into pieces. Once FAME studios caught the attention of Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records, he sent Pickett there to record “Mustang Sally” along with another one of his classic hits, “Land Of 1,000 Dances.” Pickett’s session of “Mustang Sally” nearly ended up on the cutting room floor -literally. Though this R&B classic was originally recorded by Mack Rice in 1965, it saw greater popularity when Wilson Pickett covered it the following year. Below, we’re going through 10 of the best songs recorded at FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)Īfter a disagreement spawned a Swampers-helmed offshoot, called Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the two studios shared in the great wealth of talent coming to the area, both becoming the backdrop for far too many great songs to focus on just one. Rick Hall, founder of FAME Recording Studios, inside the FAME studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Photo by Carol M. The Swampers and Hall’s sharp production paired with the virtually distraction-free area went on to strike gold a number of times throughout the ’60s. The unglamorous and unfettered establishment was home to a top-notch gang of session musicians, The Swampers (of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame), that put an unmistakable flare on everything they touched. The studio behind the magic was Rick Hall’s whole in the wall, FAME Studios. It happened a fair few times in the ’60s and ’70s that a top star would come down to Muscle Shoals, Alabama looking to tap into whatever mysterious forces were spawning classics like Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman” and Jimmy Hughes’ “Steal Away.” For whatever reason, that little corner of the world was pumping out world-class hits-seemingly out of nowhere.
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