![]() ![]() The idea of the documentary started during a road trip that they took across the country. And I think in those liner notes was the first time I'd seen it," Camalier recalls, "and then I also remember, you know, I was a fan of Clarence Carter's. Leslie Alsheimer Director Greg "Freddie" Camalier, Producer Stephen Badger, and Dan Penn (prolific Muscle shoals songwriter & singer)Ĭamalier recalls, "I think the first liner note that I read that had Muscle Shoals in it, I think it was Dwayne Allman’s Anthology. They grew up together in Maryland listening to old records that had been made in the Shoals. What really put Muscle Shoals on the map for the general public was a documentary appropriately titled “Muscle Shoals” that was made in 2013 by director Greg “Freddy” Camalier and his buddy producer, Steven Badger. ![]() They just, they just knew that it was… it mentioned Muscle Shoals," says Hall. And they didn't really even know what Swampers were. They just knew, you know, they heard “Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers” in Sweet Home Alabama and that's about all they knew. Even here, in the Shoals, they didn't have a clue. People knew something had happened, but they didn't really know the full story or impact until the documentary came out. "We had always been known in the music business. Rodney Hall is Rick Hall’s son and also the co-owner and president of Fame Publishing and Fame Recording Studios. This may seem like common knowledge today, but this has not always been the case. His original rhythm section was a studio band called the Swampers, who were to go on to establish the Muscle Shoals sound studio, and essentially what is known as the Muscle Shoals sound. Fame Recording Studios was started by the infamous Rick Hall. Muscle Shoals is known for its iconic music studios. ![]()
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