Muscle Shoals Sound Studio | |
![]() Original studio at 3614 Jackson Highway, Sheffield | |
Location | 3614 Jackson Hwy., Sheffield, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°46′4″N 87°40′26″W / 34.76778°N 87.67389°W |
Architectural style | Early commercial |
Website | muscleshoalssoundstudio.org |
NRHP reference No. | 06000437[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 2, 2006 |
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is an American recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama, formed in 1969 by four session musicians known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.[2] They had left nearby FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals to create their own recording facility.
They attracted noted artists from across the United States and Great Britain. Over the years, artists who recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio included Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Willie Nelson, Duane Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker, Levon Helm, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Cat Stevens, Cher, and George Michael.