Article Contributed by BAM Music Marketing | Published on Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Jim Capaldi was a major figure on the British rock scene from the 1960s into the new millennium; achieving stardom both as a founding member of Traffic and successful solo artist who collaborated with some of the most prestigious artists of his day.
Whilst Capaldi was most recognized as Traffic s drummer, he was also one of the group s principal songwriters alongside Steve Winwood, co-writing hits including ‘Paper Sun’ and ‘Dear Mr. Fantasy’. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, Capaldi was also the recipient of 5 ASCAP and BMI Awards.
Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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8:31 pm UTC Feb. 8, 2021
As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive series, Hallowed Sound.
Muscle Shoals might have been a small city in North Alabama with just a few thousand folks, but the music made there has been heard by many millions the world over. Building its reputation in the early 1960s with recordings by local Black artists, FAME Studios flourished through the decade, becoming a lure for national R&B acts and international pop stars seeking the city’s singular sound. Here are five tracks, cut at FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, that show the range and power of the music made there.
Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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8:35 pm UTC Feb. 8, 2021
Wilson Pickett
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As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive series, Hallowed Sound.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. In roughly 15 months, Wilson Pickett helped shape the history of recording in America.
In 1965 and 1966, Pickett, one of the most dynamic R&B singers of all time, traveled to Stax Records in Memphis and FAME Recording in Muscle Shoals where he cut a series of classic hits at each studio. In the process between his supreme talent and pugnacious personality Pickett helped determine the fate and future of each company, as they became
Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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8:35 pm UTC Feb. 8, 2021
Wilson Pickett
Illustration: Brian Gray, USA TODAY Network
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As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive series, Hallowed Sound.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. In roughly 15 months, Wilson Pickett helped shape the history of recording in America.
In 1965 and 1966, Pickett, one of the most dynamic R&B singers of all time, traveled to Stax Records in Memphis and FAME Recording in Muscle Shoals where he cut a series of classic hits at each studio. In the process between his supreme talent and pugnacious personality Pickett helped determine the fate and future of each company, as they became