Tuesday, July 31

Music memorabilia - FAME Recording Studios

FAME Recording Studios

Wilson Pucket's "Mustang Sally"

FAME Recording Studios - Muscle Shoals, AL.

Rosenbaum House - Florence, AL - Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian

Before leaving Muscle Shoals we had two more places to visit.
1.   The Rosenbaum House in Florence.  Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939, it is the only Wright designed structure in the state of Alabama and is considered one of the purest examples of Wright's Usonian design - his version of the ideal house for average American families.
The original home was only 1500 sq. ft., with 1080 sq. ft. added when the family expanded to four boys.  Built of cypress, red brick and glass, it was interesting to see Wright's genius play out on a simpler, more modest scale.
2.   The FAME Recording Studios.  Because they were in the midst of a recording session, we were only able to see the memorabilia in the lobby area, which included the gold record plaque for Wilson
Pickett's "Mustang Sally" - my favorite dance song.
By afternoon we were back on the water.  The cool breezes on Pickwick Lake provided welcome relief from the heat.  Waterfall Cove was calling us and we joined a group of locals for a refreshing dip in the lake - swimming under the waterfall was especially fun.
Our day ended back at the Grand Harbor Marina where we strategized about the next leg of our journey, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.