Rick Hall, Muscle Shoals Music Pioneer DEAD @ 85

January 02, 2018

Rick Hall, Muscle Shoals Music Pioneer DEAD @ 85

He was the founder of FAME Studios.

Widely regarded as the "Father of Muscle Shoals Music."

His productions earned him Grammy awards with multi-genre popular music from country to R&B.

The Fame Studio and publishing company became an incubator for many artists who became legends in both song writing and studio work. Names such as Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Wilson Pickett and countless others. More than 350 million in record sales is attributed the his internationally known publishing company.