ArtistInfo

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

Band,
Rock, Folk and World

A.k.a. Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section, called the Swampers, for the reason, they left the Fame Recording Studios in the late 60s to built nearby their own recording venue. It is known as Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. The initial founders are: Barry Beckett (keyboards), Roger Hawkins (drums), Jimmy Johnson (4) (guitar) and David Hood (bass) They became known as The Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section and were the first rhythm section to own a studio and eventually run their own publishing and production companies.

Members

	Steve Nathan org, p, key US
	Barry Beckett key 1943-2009 US
	David Hood b *1943 US
	Roger Hawkins dr *1945 US
	Pete Carr g *1950 US
	Eddie Hinton g, voc 1944-1995 US
	Jimmy Johnson g *1943 US
	Randy McCormick key US
	Will McFarlane g, eg US