Inside Billy Reid’s Stylish Alabama Lake House
08/06/21
“It’s like dropping off the side of the world,” says the fashion designer Billy Reid of the narrow drive that dips and loops through the North Alabama woods...
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This Is Where Aretha Franklin Recorded Her First Hit
08/06/21
An unprepossessing two-story building with a gambrel roof along the side of a road in Muscle Shoals, Alabama houses FAME Recording Studios (short for Florence...
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How to Spend A Perfect Day Exploring Historic Muscle Shoals, Alabama
07/30/21
Tucked away in northern Alabama, Muscle Shoals is known mostly for its role in today’s popular music. Located in “the Shoals area,” along the Tennessee River...
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Fame Recording Studios, home of the "Muscle Shoals Sound"
07/30/21
Nestled along the Tennessee River, in the state of Alabama, lies a small town that draws big names. You may not have heard of Muscle Shoals, but you have...
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Immerse yourself in the Muscle Shoals Sound in northwest Alabama
07/12/21
Los Angeles, New York, Nashville. Those are cities where you would expect the world’s most influential musicians to record. But since the 1960s.....
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The Only Frank Lloyd Wright House In Alabama Welcomes Visitors
07/06/21
Stanley Rosenbaum’s father owned 12 movie theaters in northern Alabama at a time when that was the premier entertainment for all – rich, poor, young, old....
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Leipers Fork, TN to Muscle Shoals, AL: 7 Adorable Country Towns To Experience
06/28/21
On a clear April day, the lazy Buffalo River near Linden, Tennessee, was even lazier in the warm sunshine, its steady current breezily pushing our kayaks along...
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From castles to prisons: your state's most unique hotel
06/28/21
With around five million guestrooms in more than 54,000 hotels, you can't complain about a lack of places to stay in the US and some of them are truly...
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7 Rock & Roll Destinations Perfect for Vacation
06/28/21
Rock and roll was never merely about music: When it started, we were obsessed with the freedom and counterculture it stood for. The catchy tunes were only half...
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The 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2021
06/28/21
Aretha Franklin found her voice right here in Muscle Shoals, Alabama's own music capital. It was at this northwestern Alabama town's FAME Studios...
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The Road Trip Issue 2020: Florence, Alabama
08/13/20
Thanks to the combined influence of powerhouse designers Alabama Chanin and Billy Reid, Florence, Ala., has become an unlikely hub of American fashion. The...
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