The Muscle Shoals Music Association Newsletter
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photo of Lynn Williams, Mickey Buckins, Claton Ivey, Andreas Werner, Jimmy Johnson, David Hood & Spooner Oldham
International ConnectionsBy Terry Pace
Muscle Shoals music is still influencing international artists and generating irresistible sounds for the rest of the world.
Swiss producer-songwriter Andreas Werner recently traveled to the fabled music mecca to record with engineer/studio owner Jimmy Nutt at the NuttHouse Recording Studio in downtown Sheffield.
A lifelong fan of soul, blues and R&B, Werner first met many of his Muscle Shoals musical idols when he attended the 2008 induction of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Friends into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville.
“Since I’ve been at least a teenager, I’ve loved music – and for some reason I always gravitated to Muscle Shoals music,” Werner explained. “My favorite music is probably the music that came out of Muscle Shoals in the late 1960s – Aretha, Wilson, Arthur Conley and all the rest. But Eddie Hinton is probably my favorite singer, guitar player and songwriter.”
The stellar session lineup – which included Lynn Williams on drums, David Hood on bass, Mickey Buckins on percussion, Clayton Ivey and Spooner Oldham on keyboards and Jimmy Johnson on guitar, plus a special guest guitar appearance by Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery – employed Muscle Shoals’ most time-honored musical approach.
“The band cut ‘live’ in the studio,” Nutt said, “which was very cool.”
Belgian musician Jan De Vos – also known as JD Fox – recently released The Roadmaster, a CD tribute to Muscle Shoals songwriter, keyboardist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Spooner Oldham. The disc includes “I’m Your Puppet,” “Cry Like a Baby,” “Sweet Inspiration,” “A Woman Left Lonely,” “Feed the Flame,” “Lonely Women Make Good Lovers,” the title track and other Oldham favorites.
De Vos (whose website is www.jdfox.be) describes his sound as “country soul with a European touch.”
“I recorded the album with Holland’s Sunset Travelers and traveled to the Shoals to record an additional track with Mr. Oldham himself at The NuttHouse studio,” he explained. “I am trying to find Spooner Oldham fans all over the world.”
Other recent projects with global connections include the long-awaited release of The FAME Studios Story, 1961-73 by the British-based Ace/Kent Records label. The three-disc compilation set will be followed by several subsequent releases saluting individual FAME artists. Ace/Kent also recently issued the Candi Staton collection Evidence: The Complete FAME Records Masters and Sweet Inspiration: The Songs of Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. Their website is http://www.acerecords.co.uk/.
Also on the international scene, a number of Muscle Shoals-related bands and artists have recently performed triumphant tours overseas, including the Civil Wars, Secret Sisters, Dylan LeBlanc, Boombox, Hannah Aldridge, the Amazing Rhythm Aces and Skinny Molly, which features Muscle Shoals musician Jay Johnson on lead guitar and backing vocals.
David's Diary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Bassist David Hood has kept all of his work diaries from the mid-sixties to the present. Because they contain information that spotlights the rich history of Muscle Shoals Music, he will share one segment of his diary in this column each month.
by David Hood
40 years ago on the 1st of February, Roger Hawkins-drums, David Hood-bass and Jimmy Johnson- sound engineer were returning from a month on the road touring with English group Traffic.
Traffic at this time also included Steve Winwood-keys, guitar and vocals; Jim Capaldi-vocals and percussion; Chris Wood-flute and sax; and Rebop Kwaku Baah congas and percussion. While on this tour Traffic recorded one of the very first music videos at the Santa Monica Civic Center. It was directed by Taylor Hackford and is still available commercially and is also a fixture on You Tube.
MSMA 2012 Board of DirectorsJimmy Nutt - President
Rodney Hall - Vice President
Larry Bowser - Sec/Treasurer
David Hood - Past President
Wiley Barnard
Dick Cooper
Nick Martin
Suzanne Bolton
Terry Pace
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