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Muscle Shoals
The incredible true story of a small town with a big sound.
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
Overview
In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of the greatest music of all time: “Mustang Sally,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Wild Horses,” and many more. During the most incendiary periods of racial hostility, white folks and black folks came together to create music that would last for generations and gave birth to the incomparable “Muscle Shoals sound.”
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2013-08-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
70
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Gregg Allman
Self
Bono
Self
Clarence Carter
Self
Jimmy Cliff
Self
Aretha Franklin
Self
Jesse Boyce
Self
Donna Godchaux
Self
Edward King
Self
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