FLORENCE-Florence/Lauderdale Tourism and Crazy Chester Records will host a Muscle Shoals recording engineers panel discussion on Saturday, September 19 at 11 a.m. in the Gallery at the Visitor Center, located in McFarland Park in Florence.
The “Recording The Muscle Shoals Sound” event will feature questions, answers and stories by engineers who recorded many of the classic recordings that came out of Muscle Shoals.
Recording engineers Steve Melton, Gregg Hamm, Jerry Masters and Mickey Buckins are scheduled to participate. Jimmy Nutt of the NuttHouse Recording Studio will moderate the discussion.
Working with many of the most recognized performers in the world at FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound, these engineers recorded and mixed some of the greatest recordings of all time including Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome”, Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock And Roll”, the Staple Singers’ “I’ll Take You There” and “Patches” by Clarence Carter. Some of the artists they recorded include Bob Dylan, Candi Staton, Dr. Hook, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Percy Sledge and numerous others.
Masters has recently written a book called “Hanging From A Tree By My Knees” about his 50 years experience in the music industry. The book will be for sale at the event.
The event is free to the public, but since seating is limited, you must call ahead for reservations. Call the Tourism Office at 256-740-4141.
