Muscle Shoals, Recording studio city in Alabama, US
Muscle Shoals stretches along the Tennessee River in northwest Alabama, containing multiple recording studios and music production facilities within its 16 square miles.
The Tennessee Valley Authority established major infrastructure projects in Muscle Shoals during the 1930s, transforming the agricultural region into an industrial center.
FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio produced numerous recordings for artists including Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones since the 1960s.
The Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, located one mile east of the city center, provides transportation connections for both residents and visitors.
The city's name stems from the Tennessee River's mussel shells and strong currents that early settlers encountered while navigating these waters.
Location: Colbert County
Inception: April 24, 1923
Elevation above the sea: 152 m
Website: http://www.cityofmuscleshoals.com/
Shares border with: Sheffield, Tuscumbia
Website: http://cityofmuscleshoals.com
GPS coordinates: 34.75083,-87.65028
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:26
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
2.9 km
FAME Studios
1.6 km
Ivy Green
5.3 km
Rosenbaum House
5.4 km
Wilson Dam
5.9 km
Wilson Lake
6 km
Coby Hall
6.5 km
William Winston House
4.9 km
E.H. Darby Lustron House
5.5 km
Johnson's Woods
4.1 km
George Coulter House
5.5 km
Tuscumbia Historic District
4.9 km
John Daniel Rather House
5 km
Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District
5.3 km
Felix Grundy Norman House
5.2 km
Downtown Florence Historic District
5.9 km
Sannoner Historic District
6.5 km
Wilson Park Houses
6.3 km
Chambers-Robinson House
4.6 km
E.L. Newman Lustron House
3.5 km
Sheffield Downtown Commercial Historic District
4.7 km
Locust Street Historic District
6.3 km
John and Archibald Christian House
6.1 km
Karsner-Carroll House
6.2 km
Seminary-O'Neal Historic District
6.6 km
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
6.5 km
Frank Lloyd Wright - Rosenbaum House Museum
5.5 km
Shoals Theatre
6 kmReviews
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