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Muscle Shoals in Grammy Spotlight Again!
The Civil Wars are among three acts with Grammy nominations and strong connections to the Muscle Shoals music business in Alabama.
For the Love of Music: The Story of Nashville
You can now watch the brilliant full length music documentary For the Love of Music: The Story of Nashville featuring Ben Folds, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Steve Cropper plus many, many more linked to Music City.
Alabama's Rock The South Festival
Working towards a 'country Bonnaroo' CMA winners Little Big Town are first act confirmed for Alabama's third annual Rock The South 2014 Festival (includes video).
BBC Radio 2 - The CMA Awards 2013
If you missed Radio 2's Bob Harris live from Nashville you can listen again as he presents highlights of the 47th Annual Country Music Association Awards which were held in Music City last Wednesday evening.
Benedict Cumberbatch carries a little piece of New Orleans with him wherever he goes
Benedict Cumberbatch is long gone from New Orleans, as is the rest of the "12 Years a Slave" cast, which opened 1st November in the States and opens in the UK on 28th January. But, as it turns out, the suddenly-everywhere actor and British heartthrob is never too far from the Crescent City – figuratively speaking, anyway!
Telegraph write feature on music industry in Muscle Shoals
Read How Muscle Shoals Became Music's Most Unlikely Hit Factory by Mick Brown, Telegraph.co.uk to coincide with the release of the documentary film 'Muscle Shoals'.
The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song
ITV, Friday 8th November 9:00pm–10.30pm – This 90-minute special tells the story behind the 20 greatest songs ever recorded by Elvis Presley, the King of Rock'n'Roll and reveals The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song, plus read the blog for information on the album release, Elvis Karaoke Roadshow and your chance to win a trip to Graceland in Memphis…
Morgan Freeman's Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi, is the home of the delta blues and also Morgan Freeman...
1 commentsMemphis Blues in The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
"It was the birthplace of rock 'n' roll and it changed America forever". Will Donnelly cruises dive bars, juke joints and Elvis' Jungle Room… and finds the beat goes on in Memphis!
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