FLORENCE– Funky Town Grooves Records just re-released the three Muscle Shoals Horns albums “Born To Get Down” (1976), “Doin’ It To The Bone” (1977) and “Shine On” (1983) for the first time on CD.
On Saturday, May 30, at 1:30 p.m., Florence/Lauderdale Tourism will celebrate the release by spinning the albums and hosting a Q&A with Harrison Calloway, Ronnie Eades, Charles Rose and Harvey Thompson, the four members of the classic Muscle Shoals Horns lineup. The event will be held in the Gallery of the Visitor Center, located in McFarland Park in Florence.
The event is free to the public and the CDs will be for sale at the event.
The Muscle Shoals Horns were established in 1970 and can be heard on countless hit recordings by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, B.B. King, Bob Seger, James Brown, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Buffett, Phish, Oak Ridge Boys, Elton John and many others. They toured with Elton John, Lyle Lovett and Dobie Gray.
For more information, contact the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Office at 256-740-4141.
