The Alabama Music Hall of Fame is fairly small, but it has a lot of neat displays about musicians who are Alabama natives.
Equipment from the Sun Studio in MemphisMicrophone used by Elvis, BB King, etc.My father’s all time favorite country singer. He is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. Killed in a car accident at age 30. The Commodores outfitsOutfits worn by The Temptations.Sonny James display.Tammy Wynette, considered The First Lady of Country Music.Hank Williams bust, and Hank Williams Jr display.This is a wild one. A slightly over-the-top Pontiac Bonneville once owned by Happy Hal Burns, radio and TV star in the mid 20th century. His trademark line was “Beeeeeeee Happy”.Inside of the car is adorned with pistols!Alabama’s tour busW. C. Handy’s trumpetWe toured FAME Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, and heard the original recording of Wilson Pickett’s Mustang Sally.Muscle Shoals is famous for its recording studios, in use even today.
