The Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama was home to many famous recordings. These four standout albums were just a few.

When 22-year-old Cherilyn Sarkisian arrived at Muscle Shoals Sound in April 1969, the owners and musicians there didn’t recognize her. Sarkisian, better known as Cher, was one of the most famous ...

Three years ago, somewhere between a string of shows across Alabama, Nashville, and Mississippi, this writer did what musicians have been doing for decades: we pointed the car toward Muscle Shoals.

Little Muscle Shoals, Alabama boasts a giant legacy as the birthplace of blues, "Brown Sugar" and miraculous American icons. Helen Keller, W.C. Handy and Sam Phillips were each born along this sleepy ...

Singer Lana Del Rey made headlines for a seemingly random recent trip to Alabama and, at long last, the mystery behind her visit to the Yellowhammer State has been solved. It appears our fave moody ...

Music stars that recorded in Muscle Shoals in recent years include Chris Stapleton, Alicia Keys, Jack White, Hanson, Steven Tyler and Heart singer Ann Wilson. That’s just for starters. But here’s the ...

"Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers," Ronnie Van Zant sang on the Southern rock anthem Sweet Home Alabama. "And they've been known to pick a song or two." For many, it was the first time they'd ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville is turning its attention to a little Alabama town that quietly shaped the soundtrack of generations. On November 14, 2025, the museum will open ...

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) – On April Fool’s Day 1969, a little building on Jackson Highway opened its doors and subsequently changed the history of music — and Alabama — forever. Four young men, merely ...

The Alabama songwriter drops his hotly anticipated country LP ...