Timeline (1973-1980)

May 1973: The Eagles perform at UNA following a rehearsal at Quinvy.

July 1973: Bob Dylan visits Muscle Shoals for the first time to co-produce an album for singer-songwriter Barry Goldberg at Muscle Shoals Sound.

Jerry Wexler and Willie Nelson during the recording of Nelson's album "Phases and Stages"

October 1973: Willie Nelson (right) records his Phases and Stages album at Muscle Shoals Sound with producer Jerry Wexler (left).

Quin Ivy and David Johnson at unveiling of historical marker commemorating the recording of "When AQ Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge

October 1973: Quin Ivy (left) sells his interest in Quinvy to sound engineer David Johnson (right), who changes the name to Broadway Sound Studio.

Timeline - Jimmy Johnson, Paul Simon (JJ)

December 1973: Paul Simon (right) returns to Muscle Shoals Sound to record material for his album Still Crazy After All These Years.

Timeline - Ronnie Van Zant, Jimmy Johnson, Others 1 [Lynyrd Skynyrd] (JJ)

April 22, 1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum.

Timeline - Swampers, Jerry Masters, Randy McCormick, Tom Roady, Steve Melton, Lenny LeBlanc, Gregg Hamm, Mike O'Rear 2

May 1974: Muscle Shoals Sound opens a Studio B at the former site of Norala in downtown Sheffield.

Standing from left, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, unknown, Eddie Hinton, Tony Joe White, Mike Utley, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Hawkins, Barry Beckett, Sammy Creason, Pete Carr, Dan Penn, Billy Sharp, Laura Struzick, Carol Buckins, and Diane Butler. Kneeling from left, John Prine, Donnie Fritts, Jerry Wexler, Jerry Masters, Steve Melton, Tom Roady and Mike O'Rear.

June 3, 1974: Donnie Fritts begins recording his debut solo album at Muscle Shoals Sound with help from Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Dan Penn and others.

Timeline - Jimmy Johnson, Rick Hall, Candi Staton, Others (FAME)

June 1974: The Swampers work with Rick Hall for the first time in five years, collaborating at Muscle Shoals Sound on a single for Mac Davis.

July 15, 1974: FAME veterans George Soule and Al Cartee open the Music Mill studio in Muscle Shoals.

August 21, 1974: Bob Seger records "Katmandu" at Muscle Shoals Sound.

Timeline - Ronnie Eades, Elton John (FB)

October 3, 1974: The Muscle Shoals Horns begin a U.S. tour with Elton John.

October 16, 1974: Billy Joel performs at UNA's Norton Auditorium.

Harvey Thompson and Ronnie Eades perform at the MSMA seminar.

November 28, 1974: John Lennon, in what will prove to be his final live performance, joins Elton John and the Muscle Shoals Horns onstage at Madison Square Garden.

February 26-27, 1975: Simon and Garfunkel reunite to record "My Little Town" at Muscle Shoals Sound.

Timeline - Hank Williams, Jr., Rick Hall, Waylon Jennings (FAME)

February 1975: Hank Williams Jr. (left) records songs for his Hank Williams Jr. and Friends album at Music Mill.

Tom Dowd, back to camera, Roger Hawkins, Steve Cropper, Pete Carr, Rod Steward and Barry Beckett work on an arrangement as Engineer Jerry Masters moves equipment in the background

April-June 1975: Rod Stewart records tracks for his Atlantic Crossing album at Muscle Shoals Sound with the Swampers and members of Booker T. & the MGs.

Timeline - Ronnie Van Zant, Jimmy Johnson, Others 3 [Lynyrd Skynyrd] (JJ)

July 1975: Lynyrd Skynyrd comes to Muscle Shoals Sound to polish up demo tracks they'd recorded there years earlier.

August 1975: The University of North Alabama launches its commercial music program with help from Wishbone's Terry Woodford.

Timeline - Wishbone Recording Studio 2 (TV)

February 1976: Wishbone Recording Studio opens.

January 11, 1977: Hot's #6 hit "Angel in Your Arms," co-written by Wishbone's Clayton Ivey, Terry Woodford and Tommy Brasfield, is released.

April 1979: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio moves to a former Naval Reserve Center along the Tennessee River in Sheffield.

Bob Dylan and Jerry Wexler discuss religion during sessions at MSS while recording "Slow Train Coming"

April 30 - May 11, 1979: Bob Dylan (left) records his Slow Train Coming album at the new Muscle Shoals Sound, with Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler (right) producing.

February 11-15, 1980: Dylan returns to Muscle Shoals Sound to record the album Saved.

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