$692.5M
Music Industry Contribution to State GDP
Secretariat13,028
Jobs Supported
Secretariat778
Music Establishments
A2IM/Secretariat/NIVA2,891
Royalty Recipients
SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange26,629
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESACAlabama's rich musical heritage flows through the veins of every Alabaman.
Home to world-renowned Muscle Shoals, the birthplace of many classic recordings by iconic artists like Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Redding, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, and many others. The studios of the Muscle Shoals area - FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Wishbone Studios, Quinvy Studios, and several others - have played a prominent role in shaping modern music.
Some
Notable
Musicians
- Alabama
- Alabama Shakes
- Dinah Washington
- Big Mama Thorton
- Emmylou Harris
- Gucci Mane
- Hank Williams
- Jamey Johnson
- Jimmy Buffett
- Lionel Richie
- Mac McAnally
- Martha Reeves
- Nat King Cole
- Odetta
- Percy Sledge
- St. Paul & the Broken Bones
- Tammy Wynette
- Temptations
- The Band Perry
- The Commodores