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Muscle Shoals

  • 2013
  • PG
  • 1h 51m
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Muscle Shoals (2013)
Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music.
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A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", an... Read allA documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".

  • Director
    • Greg 'Freddy' Camalier
  • Stars
    • Rick Hall
    • Aretha Franklin
    • Keith Richards
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Greg 'Freddy' Camalier
    • Stars
      • Rick Hall
      • Aretha Franklin
      • Keith Richards
    • 35User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:25
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    Clarence Carter and Rick Hall in Muscle Shoals (2013)
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    Rick Hall
    Rick Hall
    • Self - founder, Fame Studios
    Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin
    • Self
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    • Self
    Candi Staton
    Candi Staton
    • Self
    Stephen Badger
    • Self…
    Jerry Carrigan
    • Self
    Alicia Keys
    Alicia Keys
    • Self
    Jerry Phillips
    • Self
    Barry Beckett
    Barry Beckett
    • Self
    Jerry Wexler
    Jerry Wexler
    • Self
    Bono
    Bono
    • Self
    Jesse Boyce
    • Self
    Bryan Owings
    • Self
    Jimmy Cliff
    Jimmy Cliff
    • Self
    John Gifford III
    • Self
    Clarence Carter
    Clarence Carter
    • Self
    John Paul White
    • Self
    Clayton Ivey
    Clayton Ivey
    • Self
    • Director
      • Greg 'Freddy' Camalier
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    • Trivia
      Winner of the Grand Prize, Boulder International Film Festival, 2013.
    • Quotes

      David Hood: When Duane came here, he was on the Wilson Pickett session that we did.

      Jimmy Johnson: There was always a slight problem when we would go out, all of us white boys with a black artist, that we'd get looks, okay? But there was nothing as bad as going out with a long-haired hippie with us white boys. They couldn't stand that, right? And so both of them stayed back.

      Gregg Allman: So, they went on lunch break and my brother went up to Wilson and he said, uh, "Man, why don't you cut 'Hey Jude', you know, that Beatles song?"

      Wilson Pickett: And at that point, I was mostly trying to create an original career Wilson Pickett, right? My songs.

      Rick Hall: Pickett and I, in unison, both said "Look, are you crazy? We're gonna cover the Beatles?" And, of course, Duane said "Exactly."

      Jimmy Johnson: While we were gone, Duane changed our whole session. When you get to the vamp, it goes into just an unbelievable groove. Duane Allman was playing such great guitar fills that something happened in that vamp. And all of a sudden, there was southern rock. That was the beginnings of the Allman Brother Band.

    • Crazy credits
      Although Steve Winwood is feature prominently, including with on-screen name identification, hie name is NOT listed in the end credits.
    • Connections
      Features Gimme Shelter (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Land of 1,000 Dances
      Written by Chris Kenner

      Performed by Wilson Pickett

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp/Rhino Entertainment Company

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews35

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    9/10
    Wow!
    Easily one of, if not THE best music documentary I have ever seen. So often these docs go flat after the first 20 minutes, none of that here! The visuals are fantastic and carry the show (as well as establish the sense of place) when the incredible music is throttled back. Underlying all of this is an incredible story of an incredible man, Jerry Hall, a man born in numbing poverty who somehow managed to rise above poverty and numerous personal tragedies to produce some of the most incredible blues and rock and roll recordings of all time. If you have access to this show and love music all I can say is WATCH THIS TODAY and prepared to be blown away!
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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Studio Muscle Shoals
    • Filming locations
      • Huntsville, Alabama, USA
    • Production company
      • Ear Goggles
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $696,241
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,901
      • Sep 29, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $709,415
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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