FAME Recording Studios & Publishing Co.

FAME Recording Studios & Publishing Co. FAME Recording Studios is one of the most legendary Recording studios in the world. FAME moved to Muscle Shoals in 1961.
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The studio remains today as the center of Muscle Shoals Music continuously recording history making music for more than 60 years. FAME Publishing was established in 1959 in Florence, Alabama and has gone on to be the heartbeat of the Muscle Shoals Sound with entities including FAME Publishing, FAME Recording Studios, FAME Records and Muscle Shoals Records. FAME has worked in the studio with some o

f the Greatest artists in Rock music history. Artists such as Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Otis Redding, the Osmonds, Jerry Reed, Alabama, Mac Davis, the Gatlin Brothers, Bobbie Gentry and many others. More recently FAME has recorded projects for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Matisyahu, Band of Horses, Drive by Truckers, Alicia Keys, Bettye Lavette, Cyril Neville and Royal Southern Brotherhood, Michael McDonald, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Keb Mo, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Gregg Allman, the Raconteurs, the Revivalists, Margo Price, Paul Thorn, the War & Treaty and Jamie Johnson to name a few. In the last 50 years, FAME has been involved in recording or publishing records that have sold over 350 million copies world wide.

So sad to hear of the passing of our longtime piano tuner and keyboard maintenance man.  JERRY kept our pianos, Wurlitze...
06/18/2026

So sad to hear of the passing of our longtime piano tuner and keyboard maintenance man. JERRY kept our pianos, Wurlitzers and organs in top shape. He was a very good man. Thanks for all your service friend RIP.

Jerry Wayne Lard
October 3, 1950 - June 15, 2026

Our loving husband and father, Jerry Wayne Lard, of Florence, passed away on June 15, 2026, at the age of 75 after an extended Illness.

Jerry was a hardworking man that supported his family and was a retired Piano Tuner of 50+ years. He contributed 45 years to the Zip City Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as Secretary and Treasurer for over 35 years and was awarded “Fire Fighter of the Year” numerous times. Jerry was also Past Master of Florence Masonic Lodge #14 and a member of Cahaba Shriners.

Visitation will be Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 12pm – 2pm, at Greenview Memorial Chapel with the service at 2pm.

Interment following at Mt. Zion Church of Christ, Bro. Greg Dial will be officiating.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judy Lard; son, Greg Lard; Sister, Peggy Davis (Dennis); Brother in Law, Tim Moore (Glenda); sister-in-law, Kim Dodd (Keevil); Niece Dara Bechman (Bradley) and nephews, Brian Dodd (Amanda), Shawn Dodd (Amanda), Kurtis Moore, Steven Moore ( Lauren), Brandon Griffith (Daphne), 5 great nieces and 5 great nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman & Polly Lard; nephews, Wesley Davis and Brent Griffith; Sister-in-Law, Wanda Griffith; Father and Mother-in-Law; Everette and Nell Moore.

The family would like to extend special thanks to Dr. Felix Morris and Dr. Lyman Mitchell.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriners Children or Zip City Volunteer Fire Department.

06/17/2026

The music that defined Southern rock and soul was born right here, and is now as strong as ever in the Shoals.

SkyDog: The Shoals Experience taps directly into that legacy from August 28 to 30, 2026.

You will spend three days watching legendary artists perform in the town that shaped their sound.

The legend lives on. Available bundles are strictly limited and will disappear as the festival approaches. Secure your access right now at SkyDogShoals.com.

06/16/2026

Summer Road Trip!

Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising is on view at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
It tells the story of a sound born in Alabama, where musicians, producers, and engineers come together to make records that move the world.

Rick Hall's briefcase. The Swampers' gear. Wilson Pickett's jumpsuit. Dresses worn by the Staple Singers. And the FAME piano that Aretha played on "I Never Loved a Man." All under one roof at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

See the exhibit in Nashville. Then head on down to Muscle Shoals.

Visit FAME Recording Studios.

Stand where Aretha found her voice.

Where the Swampers laid down the groove.

Where the sound still lives.

Book your tour here famestudios.com/tour because spots fill up fast!

06/14/2026

🎤 Want to LEVEL UP this summer and stand where legends stood?

Take the FAME Studios Backstage Tour this summer and walk the same halls as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Duane Allman, and more.

The gear still hums…the walls still sing…the music is still amazing.

Tours fill up fast, so book your spot now:
https://famestudios.com/tour/

Address

603 Avalon Avenue
Muscle Shoals, AL
35661

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