ARCHIVES
A Conversation with Rodney Hall in Muscle Shoals The sequence of events that brought Rick
FINDING FAME
Buffalo and Rodney Hall at FAME, 2001. (Photo by Jill Smith)
The following article first appeared in
GRITZmagazine in May, 2001. It’s hard to be- lieve that was 18 years ago, but alas, it was. We had a great visit at FAME Studios- my wife Jill. myself and our children. (Special thanks to Jay Johnson for the Shoals tour!) Rodney Hall was a very kind host, and our family visit to Muscle Shoals remains a happy memory for myself and my kids. As a part of our ongoing Archives series, we present our interview with Rodney Hall, son of the legendary Rick Hall.
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FAME is Right Around the Corner (On Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) An Interview with Rodney Hall of FAME Studios
by Michael Buffalo Smith May 2001
Recent photo of Rodney Hall 56
Hall to prominence in the recording industry could be called accidental. But the continuing success of Muscle Shoals' leading hit-maker comes from his "Never Say Die" attitude. Hall's determination dwells inside the walls of his FAME Studios where he guides a talented staff of writers and musicians. And after more than two decades of hit-making, Hall's business is still growing. His credits include producing and engi- neering hit records for Aretha Franklin, Bobbie Gentry, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, Clarence Carter, The Osmonds, Mac Davis, Duane Allman, Paul Anka, Jerry Reed, Shenandoah and many more. We spoke with Rick's son Rodney, who
today follows in his father's footsteps as a pro- ducer and music publisher.
How did the Fame studio get started? I wasn't there, but my Dad, Tom Stafford, and Billy Sherrill started it around 1959. They started a publishing company. Billy and my Dad went to high school together and they had been coming up here and writing songs together and playing in bands together. They had been writing together
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