The Northern Alabama region known as The Shoals is widely acclaimed as the Hit Recording Capital of the world. From Native American legend to Grammy Award winners, any musical talent you can name has passed through the recording studios. The four-city area on scenic Tennessee River is not only historic but beautiful as well.

Learn more by reading my story, “The Shoals: Still music after all these years,” as published in Loop North News Chicago. Words and photographs were inspired by a media visit sponsored in part by Florence-Lauderdale Tourism.