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David Hood had no idea what to expect when, in late 1973, producer Jerry Wexler told him and his band, fabled session men the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, that the next project booked into their Sheffield, Alabama, studio was country artist Willie Nelson. Wexler was considered “the godfather of rhythm and blues,” and the Swampers, as Hood and the boys were affectionately nicknamed, were an R&B band. Though they’d recently branched out to support such rock stars as Paul Simon and Traffic, they were still better known as the subtle, soulful backing group for acts like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and the Staple Singers. But then Willie showed up, bringing with him the eleven songs that would become his masterpiece, 1974’s Phases and Stages. Subscribe…
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