Atlantic
producer Jerry Wexler used a few notable independent recording studios to get a
certain southern soul sound - Stax being one a
nd Fame Studios in
Muscle Shoals Florence Alabama being another.
Wilson Picket – “6345789”
Percy Sledge – “When A Man Loves A
Woman” were recorded here, as was most of
Joe Tex's tracks.
Aretha Franklin
was recorded here: “I Never Loved A Man”.
Dan Penn
wrote and recorded here. Bill Lowery brought in the acts and Rick Hall
engineered them, starting in 1964 with
Jimmy Hughes – “Steal Away”.
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