My Place: Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios

Vermont Public | By Joel Najman

Published July 1, 2017 at 8:41 AM EDT

This week's My Place spotlights record producer Rick Hall and his Fame Recording Studios which gave rise to the "Muscle Shoals" sound in Southern soul music.
Memorable recordings by Wilson Pickett, Joe Tex and Aretha Franklin are among the selections featured.

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Joel Najman

Joel has been a part of Vermont's radio scene since 1964. He began his career at WIPS in Ticonderoga, New York. In 1965, he moved to WFAD in Middlebury, Vermont, where he attended Middlebury College. Over the years, Joel worked at radio stations WJOY, WQCR, WDOT, WDEV and WVAA where he served at various times as Morning Announcer, Program Director and News Director.

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