The 1960s gave rise to a new kind of pop music, running the gamut from blues-infused rock 'n' roll, jazz-laced funky soul and dance music, to string-drenched mini-symphonies coming (mostly) out of California studios. The landscape then was a slew of independent studios, with each providing its own constellation of stars and musicians that helped shaped that regional sound. In Detroit, the Funk Brothers assembled under Motown's extraordinary slate of songwriters and producers, crafting what they dubbed the sound of young America in a studio they dubbed the Snakepit. Down south in Memphis, a core group called Booker T and the MGs or the Mar-Keys gave Stax its more raw sound, while down in Alabama a series of bands including the Swampers helped make...[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]
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