{"id":2465888,"date":"2026-06-18T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2465888"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:11:24","slug":"new-exhibit-brings-muscle-shoals-to-country-music-hall-of-fame-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-exhibit-brings-muscle-shoals-to-country-music-hall-of-fame-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"New exhibit brings Muscle Shoals to Country Music Hall of Fame [PHOTOS]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Muscle Shoals Exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame (The Bama Buzz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Country Music Hall of Fame brings in music fans of all genres from across the globe. And now, those visitors can get a taste of Alabama history when they walk the halls of the museum.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising<\/strong>\u201d is the Hall of Fame\u2019s latest exhibit, highlighting how the north Alabama town played a role in shaping southern music + its impact on today\u2019s artists.<\/p>\n

Keep reading to learn more about the exhibit + how you can see it all for yourself during your next trip to Nashville.<\/p>\n

Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising<\/h2>\n
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A piano used by Aretha Franklin at FAME (The Bama Buzz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Past + present photos of Shoals studios (The Bama Buzz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Muscle Shoals Exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame (The Bama Buzz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Muscle Shoals Exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame (The Bama Buzz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

When you arrive on the second floor of the Country Music Hall of Fame<\/a>, you\u2019re hit with a wave of Alabama music nostalgia.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re greeted by some soul music that was recorded in Muscle Shoals, setting the tone for an educational + immersive walk through the exhibit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe exhibit tells the story of Black and white musicians who found a way to work together at a time when segregation prevailed. Producer Rick Hall and his FAME Recording Studio and the session aces at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio built a home-made approach to cutting music that mattered. As a result, hitmakers from R&B, rock, pop, and country music flocked to this quiet backwater to record, and a new rhythm arose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Country Music Hall of Fame<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are iconic artifacts throughout the exhibit like instruments, outfits, original lyric sheets + a piano used by Aretha Franklin which is used as a centerpiece for the exhibit.<\/p>\n

Aretha Franklin played the Apollo baby grand piano, now on display, when she recorded her breakout hit, \u201cI Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),\u201d at FAME Studios in 1967.<\/p>\n

The exhibit includes several other big names along the way like:<\/p>\n