The Swampers
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The Swampers were a renowned group of session musicians from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, celebrated for playing on countless classic soul, rock, and R&B recordings by major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Swampers canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musical group
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session musician group ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
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Bob Seger NERFINISHED ⓘ Boz Scaggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Cher NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Duane Allman NERFINISHED ⓘ Etta James NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Sledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ The Staple Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ Traffic NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Southern soul ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio |
FAME Studios
NERFINISHED
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Muscle Shoals Sound Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Muscle Shoals, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationType | backing band ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | classic soul era ⓘ |
| foundedStudio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Southern rock
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blue-eyed soul ⓘ |
| knownFor | distinctive Muscle Shoals sound ⓘ |
| locationOfWork | Sheffield, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricReference | "Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers" ⓘ |
| member |
Barry Beckett
NERFINISHED
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David Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | song "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backing major recording artists
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studio session work ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | recording sessions ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the most influential studio bands in popular music ⓘ |
| recordedWithLabel | Atlantic Records (via artists they backed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
groove-oriented playing
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tight rhythm section ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
FAME Studios