FAME Studios, your favourites
Garcia_Vega
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FAME (Florence Alabama Musical Enterprises, Muscle Shoals, Alabama) 
Started by musician turned producer Rick Hall , FAME cut some of the best albums of the 1960s and 70s. At first Hall envisioned recording country songs and blues, but his first band cut out to Nashville, and he headed in another direction. Hiring Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chip Moman, they turned out plenty of hits and gained world wide recognition. The first session to put FAME on the map was Wilson Pickett's "Land of 1000 Dances," when he was brought down by Atlantic Jerry Wexler. I intend this to be somewhat of a tribute post, please contribute any knowledge you have and some of your favourite recordings, as I know I have left a lot out and that there are people on this board who know infinetly more than me about this historic place. Two of my favourite albums from this studio:Arthur Conley "Sweet Soul Music" The title track of this album was big hit for the Otis Redding protoge Conley. The whole album is really great, a standout being "I Can't Stop." Etta James "Tell Mama" Recorded with most fo the band from "Why Not Tonight" Etta came from Chi-town soon after Aretha cut "I Nevber Loved a Man". Even though Etta recorded this while on a constant nod, she sings from the gut and you can hear it.I left this pretty open, please contribute.
Started by musician turned producer Rick Hall , FAME cut some of the best albums of the 1960s and 70s. At first Hall envisioned recording country songs and blues, but his first band cut out to Nashville, and he headed in another direction. Hiring Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chip Moman, they turned out plenty of hits and gained world wide recognition. The first session to put FAME on the map was Wilson Pickett's "Land of 1000 Dances," when he was brought down by Atlantic Jerry Wexler. I intend this to be somewhat of a tribute post, please contribute any knowledge you have and some of your favourite recordings, as I know I have left a lot out and that there are people on this board who know infinetly more than me about this historic place. Two of my favourite albums from this studio:Arthur Conley "Sweet Soul Music" The title track of this album was big hit for the Otis Redding protoge Conley. The whole album is really great, a standout being "I Can't Stop." Etta James "Tell Mama" Recorded with most fo the band from "Why Not Tonight" Etta came from Chi-town soon after Aretha cut "I Nevber Loved a Man". Even though Etta recorded this while on a constant nod, she sings from the gut and you can hear it.I left this pretty open, please contribute.
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Candi Staton 1st 3 or 4 LP's
45's by Bettye Swann...
great 45.
Also gotta throw in Candi Staton's "I'm Just a Prisoner (of Your Sweet Loving)".
cosign Candi Stanton's "I'm just a prisoner"
FAME studios brought that real...
Have both. Can't give either up. Too good. I'll rip 'em for you, tho.
coming soon to:
now that's just absurd.
Its all about the post count?!?!?!?!?
-Sixty Minutes With Clarence Carter
-Travis Wammack (swamp-rocking white soul from 1972)
It's all about logging in at the right page. Another way is My Home > Received Private Messages
Right, my fave FAME production, and last time I ever mention this LP on here evar evar
Speak on 'em Woimsah! FAME deserves fame!!
I missed this, great mentions pickwick and funky16! Clarence Carter and Candi Stanton were married at one point in time. He is known as a great blind guitarist.
In early 1958 Rick Hall & Billy Sherrill starting playing & writing together in a group called the Fairlanes. The two aspiring songwriters had been drawn to Muscle Shoals after the success of a 1957 release called "A Fallen Star", originally a demo cut by James Joiner on a singer called Bobby Denton as a demo for Joiner's new publishing company, and by the existence of Joiner's Tune Publishing Company in Florence. Hall & Sherrill would ride the bus the sixty miles up from Hamilton to play their songs for Joiner. Through Joiner, Hall & Sherrill songs were cut by the likes of Roy Orbison, Homer & Jethro & Brenda Lee. Hall & Sherrill then decided to bypass Joiner & shop the songs directly to Nashville themselves. Tom Stafford soon caught wind & lended financial support & Fame Music begun. (briefly summarised from 'Sweet Soul Music', that book rules'.
So much good stuff from there, not just Fame but that entire Muscle Shoals thing in general.