Later Fame tunes that became huge hits included “I Swear,” a country hit for John Michael Montgomery that was also a pop smash for All-4-One in 1994. In 1987, Hall was responsible for signing a local bar band playing just down the street from Fame – Shenandoah. Following several years without a hit, guitar icon Jerry Reed would return to the top of the country charts with “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)” and “The Bird,” both cut at Fame. Graham Brown, Ricky Van Shelton and Alabama all scored hits with songs generated at Fame Publishing, and Hall would produce Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers’ Top 10 Houston to Denver LP in 1984. Texas AG Ken Paxton's Impeachment Riles Trump and His MinionsĮarl Thomas Conley, T. The studio’s first rhythm section, in fact, included bass player Norbert Putnam, an Alabama native who would go on to become one of Nashville’s most respected producers in his own right. “We were trying to get that bass sound Arthur Alexander was getting in Muscle Shoals, we love his records,” John Lennon would say, according to the official Fame website. In 1961, he produced the first gold record in Muscle Shoals history with Arthur Alexander’s “You Better Move On,” later cut by the Rolling Stones and an influence on the early work of the Beatles. The company scored early cuts with tunes by Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison and pop star Tommy Roe, and Hall soon took sole ownership of Fame, which was an acronym for Florence Alabama Music Enterprises. After helping to license the Percy Sledge tune “When a Man Loves a Woman” in 1966, Hall co-founded Fame Publishing in 1959 with Tom Stafford and future Tammy Wynette and George Jones producer-songwriter Billy Sherrill. Raised by his father after his mother abandoned Hall and his younger sister, Hall played several instruments including guitar, fiddle and mandolin, and performed in a number of musical groups. To date, the studio and its publishing company have been responsible for an estimated 350 million record sales, with songs by everyone from the Beatles to George Strait. Hall’s Grammy-winning production touched nearly every genre of popular music from country to R&B, and his Fame Studio and publishing company were a breeding ground for future legends in the worlds of songwriting and session work, as well as a recording home to some of the greatest musicians and recording artists of all time, including Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Wilson Pickett and many more. Reportedly in declining health in recent months, Hall was 85. Beats will donate a portion of its holiday sales to the cause, and applicants who best meet the program’s criteria will have the opportunity to work with experienced studiohands for free.Legendary record producer and Fame studio owner Rick Hall, the man regarded as the “Father of Muscle Shoals Music,” died early Tuesday morning, according to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. According to a statement, the goal of the project will be “to preserve the rich history and culture of the iconic Muscle Shoals Sound.”Īlong with returning Muscle Shoals Sound Studio to a functioning recording space, Beats Electronics will also back an educational program that will allow young musicians, engineers and producers to learn the ins-and-outs of recording at both Muscle Shoals Sound and FAME. The two Northern Alabama studios have hosted some of the greatest artists of all time – including Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, the Rolling Stones, Paul Simon and Etta James – and their legacies were recently in explored in the documentary Muscle Shoals. The deal is part of the company’s new partnership with the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation. Dre’s Beats Electronics will help renovate and revive the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and FAME Recording Studio.
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