This is a documentary about the famous recording engineer, Rick Hall and his little recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama that ended up creating some of the most iconic and famous songs of the 1960’s and 70’s. I knew of Rick Hall’s name and a little about the era but I had no idea just how iconic, influential, and incredible Rick and his team of studio musicians were.
This studio had a who’s who of pop stars from The Rolling Stones to Lynyrd Skynyrd and a countless number of R&B greats as well. What was really surprising to me was the contribution that the studio band (a 4 piece of white guys) made to so many great R&B tracks. It’s a testament to creativity over musicianship and the power of collaboration. This is a great documentary.