The
Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum not only honors those artists and
musicians who have been in the spotlight, but it also honors the
talented musicians who actually played in the studio on the greatest
recordings of all time.
Well-known artists like Jimi Hendrix are represented, however, the museum also showcases musicians such as L.A. session drummer Hal Blaine and other unsung heroes of music who have played on hundreds of hit records from Elvis, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, The Byrds, The Mamas and The Papas, The Beach Boys, and many more.
Furthermore, the museum boasts many new historically important exhibits. One new exhibit features the Atlanta Georgia Southern Tracks Studio founder and music publisher Bill Lowery.
This exhibit showcases Lowery’s actual office desk, BMI Awards, and
Gold records as publisher and studio owner. Local talent that received
their start at Southern Tracks Studio with Mr. Lowery includes: Billy Joe Royal, Joe South, Ray Stevens,The Classic’s Four, and The Atlanta Rhythm Section to
name a few. Also on display are gold records starting in the 90’s
recorded at the updated Southern Tracks Studio from bands like Aerosmith, The Black Crows, Bob Dylan, Stone Temple Pilots, and Bruce Springsteen.
The new G-Men Exhibit spotlights the studio musicians who recorded and were instrumental on all of Garth Brooks award
winning records. This exhibit includes a large number of the actual
instruments used on Brooks’ sessions along with the recording console
they used at Jack’s Tracks Recording Studio.
Visitors will also see items from Memphis featuring the actual vocal booth and interior wall with built in sound baffles from American Sound Studio designed by Chips Moman in 1967. This is the studio where Elvis recorded his biggest records “Suspicious Minds” and “In The Ghetto.” Also recorded at American Sound Studio was B.J. Thomas’ “Hooked On A Feeling,” Dusty Springfield’s “Son Of A Preacher Man,” The Box Tops’ “The Letter,” Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” and Joe Tex’s “I Gotcha,” along with many others.
The Musicians Hall Of Fame and Museum showcases the very instruments
that some of history’s greatest musicians used to record many of these
classic hits. The museum will constantly add new exhibits for visitors
to enjoy from all genres of music.
The museum is divided into cities that have a history of recorded music
such as Detroit, Nashville, Muscle Shoals, Los Angeles, Memphis, and
Atlanta. Each of these cities had musicians who were present when the
recording industry began to evolve and who were talented enough to play
any music that was presented to them regardless of style. These
musicians had nicknames like The Swampers, The A-Team, The Memphis Boys, The Funk Brothers, and The Wrecking Crew. Some of these studio bands actually became hit bands themselves like Booker T & The M.G’s and TOTO.
During the late 50′s through the mid 80′s, these groups of studio
musicians played on almost all the records recorded in these
geographical music centers.
The museum will be open daily Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and
will also be available to rent as an event space. Visitors can check
the website for a full schedule
