Hit Recording Capital of the World
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Hit Recording Capital of the World is a nickname celebrating Muscle Shoals, Alabama’s outsized influence on popular music through its legendary recording studios and hit records.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hit Recording Capital of the World canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | city of Muscle Shoals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colbert County, Alabama
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FAME Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscle Shoals Sound Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheffield, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoals music scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
music city nicknames
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nicknames of places in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Muscle Shoals music industry
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Muscle Shoals popular music output ⓘ Muscle Shoals recording studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | world ⓘ |
| hasContext |
American music history
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popular music ⓘ recording industry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
phrase "Capital of the World"
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phrase "Hit Recording" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableGenre |
R&B
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country ⓘ rock ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| promotes | Muscle Shoals as a recording destination ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
large number of hit records recorded in Muscle Shoals
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outsized influence on popular music relative to city size ⓘ success of Muscle Shoals session musicians ⓘ |
| refersTo | Muscle Shoals, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American recording studios
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Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscle Shoals sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Muscle Shoals’ reputation for producing hit records
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global impact of recordings made in Muscle Shoals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | promotional slogan for Muscle Shoals area ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local tourism promoters
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music historians ⓘ regional economic development groups ⓘ |
| usedIn |
documentaries about Muscle Shoals
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music journalism ⓘ tourism materials for the Shoals region ⓘ |
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