Top Songs from Muscle Shoals Artists

Listen to a sampling from a new generation of Muscle Shoals artists.
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The Secret Sisters

Photo: David McClister

Lydia (left) and Laura Rogers, whose first album was produced by T Bone Burnett, recall a look and sound from times past. Laura calls her grandparents’ old plot outside Florence, Alabama, home.

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The Civil Wars

Photo: David McClister

As half of The Civil Wars, John Paul White (here, at Billy Reid’s flagship store) helped turn serious attention back to the Shoals when he scooped up two Grammys in 2012.

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Jason Isbell

Photo: Robert Rausch

Jason at FAME Studios. His latest album Live From Alabama was recorded last summer at WorkPlay in Birmingham and Crossroads in Huntsville.

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Patterson Hood

Photo: David McClister

A founding member of the Drive-By Truckers, Patterson (shown here at Standard Deluxe in Waverly, Alabama) recently released his third solo album, Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance.

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Alabama Shakes

Photo: David McClister

The Shakes’ soul-rich brand of Southern rock ’n’ roll has brought the music world to a fever pitch, with shows selling out from Nashville to New York, Amsterdam to Auckland.

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