The reinterpretation of “Brown Sugar” will be released in a compilation featuring more than 20 artists.
In April of this year, Steven Tyler interrupted his solo tour to visit the Florence Alabama Music Enterprises (FAME) Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and record a compilation album titled Muscle Shoals…Small Town, Big Sound.
The album will be released on September 28th and will celebrate the studio's 60th anniversary and the legacy of co-founder Rick Hall, who passed away in January. Hall's son, Rodney, was responsible for the production and curation of the album, which features Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, Lee Ann Womack, Brent Smith (Shinedown) , among others.
Steven Tyler's version of the Rolling Stones ' sung alongside Nuno Bettencourt . The track was originally recorded by the British band at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in late 1969 for the album Sticky Fingers (1971).
Part of the money raised from the sale of Muscle Shoals…Small Town, Big Sound will be donated to the Grammy Foundation and other foundations that support the preservation of Muscle Shoals' musical culture.
Listen below to Steven Tyler and Nuno Bettencourt's cover of "Brown Sugar," followed by the album trailer and tracklist.
Muscle Shoals…Small Town, Big Sound tracklist:
1. Keb' Mo' – “The Road Of Love,”
2. Grace Potter – “I'd Rather Go Blind”
3. Steven Tyler & Nuno Bettencourt – “Brown Sugar”
4. Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton & Lee Ann Womack – “Gotta Serve Somebody”
5. Eli “Paperboy” Reed – “Steal Away”
6. Kid Rock – “Snatching It Back”
7. Aloe Blacc – “I'll Take You There”
8. Michael McDonald – “Cry Like A Rainy Day”
9. Vince Gill & Wendy Moten – “True Love”
10. Alison Krauss – “Come And Go Blues”
11. Mike Farris with The Blind Boys of Alabama – “Respect Yourself”
12. Alan Jackson – “Wild Horses”
13. Brently Stephen Smith of Shinedown – “Mustang Sally”
14. Chord Overstreet – “We've Got Tonight”
15. Tom Johnston & Delbert McClinton – “Giving It Up For Your Love”
16. Candi Staton with Jason Isbell & John Paul White – “I Ain't Easy To Love”
