The Associated Press (31 de diciembre de 2016). «Alabama's top tourist attraction 2017: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio». AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2016. «has been revamped with a 1970s feel that includes bright colors, retro chairs and a metal ashtray; the sign over the front door is once again bright blue. Vintage recording equipment fills the production booth.»
«Cypress Moon Studio Historic Site». Sweet Home Alabama. Alabama Travel. 2017. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «Muscle Shoals Sounds moved from it's [sic] original location in 1978, converting this former Naval Reserve building on the Tennessee River to a multi-studio complex. Many internationally known artists recorded gold and platinum records here. The building now houses a film production company with the historic recording studio still in use.»
Westergaard, Sean (2017). «Artist Biography». AllMusic. AllMusic, RhythmOne group. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «often affectionately called "the Swampers" are widely regarded as one of the most important American recording studio "house bands" emerging in the golden age of rock and soul.»
«Historic Muscle Shoals Sound Studios Closes». Billboard. Billboard. 23 de febrero de 2005. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «the last four years saw a sharp decline in outside projects. When computer and hard-disk recording really got cheap and better at the same time, it just knocked the socks off a lot of studios, [Muscle Shoals] included," he says. It was just a very difficult thing to compete with.»
Simons, Dave (30 de enero de 2009). «Tales From the Top: The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers». BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «Rolling Stones arrived for an impromptu three-day session in December and proceeded to put the renegade studio on the map.»
Scharf, Lauren (9 de enero de 2017). «Recording, tours resume at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio». Fox 10 TV. WALA, Mobile. Consultado el 16 de enero de 2017. «When we were closed down during renovations, people would just show up from all over the world.»
«HISTORY - It's In The Water». MS Musicfoundation. MS Musicfoundation. 2017. Archivado desde el original el 18 de enero de 2017. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «In 1969 Rick Hall's house band, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, left FAME and partnered with Jerry Wexler to found Muscle Shoals Sound Studio at 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield..»
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«Muscle Shoals». Muscle Shoals the Movie. Ear Goggles Productions Ltd. 2012. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «At its heart is Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, he brought black and white musicians together to create music that would last for generations while also giving birth to the unique 'Muscle Shoals sound' and the rhythm section 'The Swampers'.»
«Muscle Shoals». Muscle Shoals the Movie. Ear Goggles Productions Ltd. 2012. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017.
Carl Wiser (6 de junio de 2012). «ARETHA TO THE BLACK KEYS: THE MUSCLE SHOALS STORY». Song Facts. Songfacts, LLC. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «they called Noel Webster and blocked off two weeks at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, arriving with a truckload of Neill's gear in August.»
Carl Wiser (6 de junio de 2012). «ARETHA TO THE BLACK KEYS: THE MUSCLE SHOALS STORY». Song Facts. Songfacts, LLC. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «they called Noel Webster and blocked off two weeks at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, arriving with a truckload of Neill's gear in August.»
«HISTORY - It's In The Water». MS Musicfoundation. MS Musicfoundation. 2017. Archivado desde el original el 18 de enero de 2017. Consultado el 17 de enero de 2017. «In 1969 Rick Hall's house band, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, left FAME and partnered with Jerry Wexler to found Muscle Shoals Sound Studio at 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield..»