Today in 1972 Billboard magazine ran a cover story about a “new sound” emerging from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.  The “Muscle Shoals” sound–largely the result of a rhythm section later known as “The Swampers”–would have an incredible influence on the sound of popular music from that moment forward.  Learn more on today’s “A Day in the Life.”
Critical Karaoke: A Show About Music and the Ideas it Inspires