Muscle Shoals
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Test Your Knowledge of the Small Town That Made Music History
HIT RECORDS
During the 1970s, Muscle Shoals produced more hit singles per capita than New York, Los Angeles, Nashville and Miami.
FROM COFFINS TO CLASSICS
The original Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was once a coffin factory and storage facility.
THE ROLLING STONES
The Rolling Stones recorded "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses" in Muscle Shoals.
LEGENDARY ARTISTS
Cher, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon are just a few of the iconic artists who recorded in Muscle Shoals.
A MILLION-DOLLAR RESTORATION
Beats Electronics donated $1 million to help restore and preserve the historic Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Muscle Shoals got its name from the freshwater mussels that once populated the Tennessee River.



