David Hood was born in Sheffield, in the Shoals area, in 1943. He learned to play a variety of instruments...

Norbert Auvin Putnam was born in 1942. He grew up near Florence, learning to play an upright bass. In his...

Joe Tex was born Joseph Arrington Jr. in 1935 in Rogers, Texas. He played baritone saxophone at high school and...

The Tams were a group of five black singers from Atlanta, Georgia, who came together in 1960. They chose the...

Jimmy Hughes was born in 1938 and grew up in Leighton, not far from Muscle Shoals. His early experience of...