Country music grew in 1970s
August 20, 2023
By Jessie Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant When you think about the music scene in the Shoals, you do not think of country. You might think of Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge
By Jessie Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant When you think about the music scene in the Shoals, you do not think of country. You might think of Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge
By Jessie Todd Johnson MSNHA graduate assistant What do the Beatles, the Stones & Bob Dylan all have in common? I know, what a random grouping & bizarre riddle for
W. C. Handy Festival week will get deep, real & completely iconic as Charlie Musselwhite & Travis Wammack — high school Memphis friends — share their lifelong personal history in
A 10-day long series of primarily music events occurring in and around the Shoals which honors William Christopher “W.C.” Handy and the musical legacy of the “Hit Recording Capital of
Cultural musicologist Christopher Reali will discuss the process of writing his 2022 book, “Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals,” and what he learned about Muscle Shoals music along the way.
By Dixie Norwood MSNHA graduate assistant Did you know that the “Father of the Blues” was born and raised right in the heart of the Shoals area? William Christopher Handy was born