Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Trail of Tears, Narrated by Shana Bushyhead Condill
Patterson Hood is a writer and performer, best known as a co-founder and lead singer of the rock & roll band Drive-By Truckers. He is the son of musician David Hood, a founding member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Here, Patterson celebrates the Swampers, the Muscle Shoals session musicians who crossed racial lines to create some of America's most iconic soul and rock records.
- The group worked near Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
- Leon Russell gave them the nickname "the Swampers."
- They began making music in the 1960s.
- They played on many famous songs.
- The Swampers played with Black and White musicians.
- They helped make R&B, soul, rock, and country music.
- They recorded songs with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Willie Nelson, Rod Stewart, and many others.
- The Rolling Stones also recorded music at their studio.
- The song "Sweet Home Alabama" mentions the Swampers.
- In 2013, a documentary film told the story of the Muscle Shoals music studio and its famous musicians.
POP Interview and Civics Quiz:
- N-400 Part 4:02. Is your current physical address also your current mailing address?
- USCIS 100:96 / 128:121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- USCIS 100:97 / 128:122. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
- USCIS 100:98. / 128:123. What is the name of the national anthem?
Family Fun:
- Alabama Music Hall of Fame: Music From Muscle Shoals
- Country Music Hall of Fame: Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising: online exhibition | playlist
- History Hunters: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio where Lynyrd Skynyrd & Others Recorded
- MSNHA: Roots of American Music Trail | Junior Ranger program: Music (bottom of the page) | Education (many resources)
- Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum: Swampers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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