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16/08/2013 Documentary, History, Music 1h 51m
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The incredible true story of a small town with a big sound.

Overview

In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of the greatest music of all time: “Mustang Sally,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Wild Horses,” and many more. During the most incendiary periods of racial hostility, white folks and black folks came together to create music that would last for generations and gave birth to the incomparable “Muscle Shoals sound.”

  1. Greg 'Freddy' Camalier

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gregg Allman

    Self

  2. Bono

    Self

  3. Clarence Carter

    Self

  4. Jimmy Cliff

    Self

  5. Aretha Franklin

    Self

  6. Jesse Boyce

    Self

  7. Donna Godchaux

    Self

  8. Edward King

    Self

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Reviews

A review by Grant English
Written by Grant English on 2014-11-04
Rick Hall got together a bunch of white, country boys to be a band. He found a local black orderly singing in the hospital. The man singing was Percy Sledge, the band became known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as The Swampers. The funk and groove that these boys laid down became the stuff of legend. This is their story.

Wilson Picket called his label and said - "Get me those black boys to play on my record." His label told him - prepared to be disappointed. It's a bunch of country white boys in Alabama. He came down anyway and so did everyone else. Aretha Franklin, Rollin...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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