| FTBL Bye Week- Say One Good Thing About The State Of Alabama (cannot be anything UA or Crimson Tide)

[mando]

Muscle Shoals Music.

This.... A lot of people may not realize just how impactful that area has been on the music scene. Some of the most famous singers and hit songs went through there with a bunch of good old country boys playing on those tracks lol.

 

[Secondand26]

This.... A lot of people may not realize just how impactful that area has been on the music scene. Some of the most famous singers and hit songs went through there with a bunch of good old country boys playing on those tracks lol.

Did the Muscle Shoals Sound tour this past spring. I recommend it to everyone. Some of the best music & stories I’ve ever heard!

 

[mando]

Did the Muscle Shoals Sound tour this past spring. I recommend it to everyone. Some of the best music & stories I’ve ever heard!

There is a great documentary about it. I am not sure where I saw it but likely on netflix maybe.

 

[Secondand26]

There is a great documentary about it. I am not sure where I saw it but likely on netflix maybe.

“ Muscle Shoals” is a great documentary! Love the story of Rick Hall & the Swampers!

 

[TerryP]

There is a great documentary about it. I am not sure where I saw it but likely on netflix maybe.

It's EVERYWHERE for free now...saw it listed on Xumo the other day.

 

[alabama mike]

I have family in Sheffield too, just skip over MS. I had a great uncle than ran the hotel in downtown Sheffield. He always gave me silver dollars. Anyway, he was very tight lipped at who stayed at the hotel while getting music recorded. But many, many, many years later, he would wink back at me when I gave a few names. To say the least he was a popular guy during the glory das of MSM.

Also, my great-Great Grandfather was the Sherrif (Sherrif Wright) of Sheffield during the depression & while TVA was getting set up. Very interesting time there in North Alabama especially.

I would say Elvis Presley stayed there when he played at the “civic center” just before he hit the big time. Jim Ed Brown was the main attraction per my mom. She has photos of both.

Any chance you are related to Johnny Wright? Sheffield HS football coach. He retired several years ago and came back to coach this past season.

 

[alabama mike]

There is also a very good book, The Man From Muscle Shoals. Story of Rick Hall and the folks who recorded there.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

I would say Elvis Presley stayed there when he played at the “civic center” just before he hit the big time. Jim Ed Brown was the main attraction per my mom. She has photos of both.

Any chance you are related to Johnny Wright? Sheffield HS football coach. He retired several years ago and came back to coach this past season.

Regarding Elvis, his singing quartet included the Ray Walker. Let's just say he knew my mother & Aunts real well. They've all met Elvis of course.

RE Johnny Wright: I do not know him personally but there is a horde of Wright's in Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, & Florence. So I would not be surprised if he's a distant relative. My family tree with the Wrights merged with Samuel Briggs Wright & Reva Azbell.

 

[SnakeFan]

“Stars Fell on Alabama” as the song goes. The sunsets in the Mobile area are unbelievable. The food is great, the beer is excellent and the people are even better!

 

[Kamikazi18627]

We have some great state parks. My family and I enjoy camping at many of them.

 

[Bama Guy]

Born and raised in Alabama. But spent 20 years in Oregon. Now I am back in God's country. What I appreciate most is the freedom to worship, and the culture of "Live and let live."

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

We have some great state parks. My family and I enjoy camping at many of them.

What are your top 3? I don’t get to as many of them unlike I did years ago.

I like…

Cheaha, Guntersville (if you have a boat), and Gulf State Park (in the fall/winter when it’s cooler).

As a kid, I loved Oak Mountain, but it was close to home so we’d just hang out there a lot. That BMX bike course was birthday party central for every kid in elementary school.

 

[Secondand26]

What are your top 3? I don’t get to as many of them unlike I did years ago.

I like…

Cheaha, Guntersville (if you have a boat), and Gulf State Park (in the fall/winter when it’s cooler).

As a kid, I loved Oak Mountain, but it was close to home so we’d just hang out there a lot. That BMX bike course was birthday party central for every kid in elementary school.

Tough to beat Little River Canyon - hard to believe it’s in the state