♪ Muscle Shoals to Music Row ♪ (rhythmic music) [Announcer] The Sam Phillips Music Organization invites you to step behind the music, where the hits are made, the stories are told, and the legends are born.

♪ Muscle Shoals ♪ ♪ To Music Row, yeah ♪ [Announcer] This program is brought to you by Visit the Shoals, Big River Broadcasting, Sutherland Sight & Sound, and the University of North Alabama's David and John Briggs Family Department of Entertainment Industry.

And now, live from the Shoals, this is "Muscle Shoals to Music Row Live".

(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Snooping round through the market square ♪ ♪ I had a dream I was going somewhere ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ This old man, he falls within ♪ ♪ Some little change, but I digress ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ And I don't want a brand new world ♪ -(upbeat music) -(group chattering) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) So, one of the aspects about our shows that I was really fortunate from the beginning is the same restaurant that Mike Miller approached me about being a sponsor, I met an artist named Scott Campbell.

Scott came up to me.

He said, "Hey, aren't you in the Fiddleworms?"

And I was like, "Man, I'm honored to even know who that is."

He said, "Man, I'm an artist.

Most of the work I do is for out of town.

I never get to do anything here.

I would love to do some art for you guys."

And I told him, "Sure, if I have something come up, you know, I'll keep you in mind."

And I wasn't a jerk to him, but I wasn't jumping through hoops.

A couple weeks later, I'm back at the restaurant.

Scott comes back up to me, reintroduces himself to me.

And at that time, Andreas Werner was doing a live project on us.

And I told Scott, I said, you know, "Andreas is doing this project on us.

If you would like to submit some artwork, I'll be glad to show it to him."

He said, "Man, thanks a lot."

I left the bar that night thinking, "Yeah, I'm gonna help out a local artist," and he turns in the artwork and it's some of the most amazing art I've ever seen in my life.

I call him up and I ask him what kind of work he's doing outta town, he said, "Oh, well, I design T-shirts for all the Hard Rock Cafes."

So it was completely the opposite of what I thought it was.

Like, I'm not helping him out, he's helping me out.

So, you know, because of that relationship and that friendship that has grown, we have art, and because of Corry Hanna, we have film and we have music, and it's all on the same level.

So it all feeds off of each other.

So as the shows have grown, the production has grown.

So by the time we got to the '80s show, we're dealing with digital walls, and Scott is doing this incredible artwork that accompanies each song.

And Overflow Production, you know, had those screens come in.

So then it was just, well, let's see if we can make the logo move.

Let's see if we can make, you know, the astronaut from the '80s thing.

Maybe I can make him float into the screen.

And then once I figured out how to make him float, I was like, well, if we could put video behind the animation, well, then we can make him look like he's floating in space.

And, you know, that worked.

And then I was like, "Well, if we do that, maybe I can have asteroids flying."

And that worked.

And it just spiraled into animating (laughs) 50 songs.

And it just became this thing last year that we were all really excited about, and Overflow, the way they did the lighting with the monitors, it was just brilliant.

And so going into this year, it became, how do we top it?

I would say the production was as entertaining as the music was.

It's amazing.

And so after that, we're like, "Well, what do we do now?"

So we did the '70s.

("Foreplay") (crowd cheering) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) (crowd cheering) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Foreplay" continues) ("Long Time") ("Long Time" continues) ("Long Time" continues) ♪ It's been such a long time ♪ ♪ I think I should be goin', yeah ♪ ♪ And time doesn't wait for me ♪ ♪ It keeps on rollin' ♪ ♪ Sail on ♪ ♪ On a distant highway, yeah ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on chasin' a dream ♪ ♪ I've gotta be on my way ♪ ♪ Wish there was something I could say ♪ (audience applauding) "Dancing Queen"?

"Dancing Queen" came by way of Julie Mann, Mitch's wife.

It was not on my radar.

And I'll be honest with you, when Mitch was like, "You know, we need to do 'Dancing Queen', I was like, "Eh," you know, "Okay."

♪ And when you get that chance ♪ ♪ You are the dancing queen ♪ ♪ Young and sweet, only 17 ♪ Marie and Cindy are world class session musicians.

They've sang on hundreds of hit records.

But they're always kind of in the background, and so I love that with this show, we're able to pull them out front, so when Mitch and Julie came in with "Dancing Queen", I mean, Marie and Cindy are queens.

♪ Ah ♪ ("Dancing Queen") ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ You can dance, you can jive ♪ ♪ Having the time of your life ♪ ♪ Ooh, see that girl ♪ ♪ Watch that scene, digging the dancing queen ♪ ("Dancing Queen" continues) ♪ Friday night and the lights are low ♪ ♪ Looking out for a place to go ♪ ♪ Mm, where they play the right music ♪ ♪ Getting in the swing ♪ ♪ You come to look for a king ♪ ♪ Anybody could be that guy ♪ ♪ Night is young and the music's high ♪ ♪ With a bit of rock music, everything is fine ♪ ♪ You're in the mood for a dance ♪ ♪ And when you get the chance ♪ ♪ You are the dancing queen ♪ ♪ Young and sweet, only 17 ♪ ♪ Dancing queen ♪ ♪ Feel the beat from the tambourine ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ You can dance, you can jive ♪ ♪ Having the time of your life ♪ ♪ Ooh, see that girl ♪ ♪ Watch that scene, digging the dancing queen ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ You're a teaser, you turn 'em on ♪ ♪ Leave 'em burning and then you're gone ♪ ♪ Looking out for another, anyone will do ♪ ♪ You're in the mood for a dance ♪ ♪ And when you get the chance ♪ ♪ You are the dancing queen ♪ ♪ Young and sweet, only 17 ♪ ♪ Dancing queen ♪ ♪ Feel the beat from the tambourine ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ You can dance, you can jive ♪ ♪ Having the time of your life ♪ ♪ Ooh, see that girl ♪ ♪ Watch that scene, digging the dancing queen ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Digging the dancing queen ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Digging the dancing queen ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Digging the dancing queen ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding and cheering continues) Rob Aldridge is just one big, hot mess, man.

He's a rock star waiting to happen, man.

(drum beating) -It sounds great.

-Just like that.

(group laughs) Make me wanna put my shades on.

This year, I'm doing "Stayin' Alive", which I think I didn't pick this year.

I was just like, "Whatever you want me to do."

And so I do like the falsetto thing, and so I think I got... In a conversation I wasn't involved in, I got volunteered to do "Stayin' Alive".

♪ Ah ♪ ("Stayin' Alive") ♪ Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me ♪ ♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪ But I'm doing "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon, which, you know, Paul Simon's one of my biggest influences, and I've actually played that song in, you know, my solo set with a band, so I'm familiar with all of it.

I just wanted to ask him like, "There's gotta be 51 ways to leave your lover, right?"

I probably play at least five Paul Simon songs, including that one, and so it just, I don't know, as far as him being an influence on me, he's, I don't know, just right in my register, and I just love the songwriting, and I like the delicate approach he has to all of his stuff.

-Hey, buddy.

-Hey.

How are you, man?

Good, Cat Daddy, how are you, man?

I'm all right.

It's just an honor to... And I'm thankful that, you know, they want me to do anything with 'em.

What was the other part of that question?

I love him to death, man.

I mean, I do.

I love Rob Aldridge to death.

Hey, y'all.

("50 Ways to Leave Your Lover") ("50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" continues) ("50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" continues) ♪ The problem is all inside your head, she said to me ♪ ♪ The answer is easy if you take it logically ♪ ♪ I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free ♪ ♪ There must be 50 ways to leave your lover ♪ ♪ She said, it's really not my habit to intrude ♪ ♪ And furthermore, I hope my meaning ♪ ♪ Won't be lost or misconstrued ♪ ♪ But I'll repeat myself at the risk of being crude ♪ ♪ There must be 50 ways to leave your lover ♪ ♪ 50 ways to leave your lover ♪ ♪ You just slip out the back, Jack ♪ ♪ Make a new plan, Stan ♪ ♪ You don't need to be coy, Roy ♪ ♪ Just listen to me ♪ ♪ Hop on the bus, Gus ♪ ♪ You don't need to discuss much ♪ ♪ Just drop off the key, Lee ♪ ♪ Get yourself free ♪ ♪ Ooh, slip out the back, Jack ♪ ♪ Make a new plan, Stan ♪ ♪ You don't need to be coy, Roy ♪ ♪ You just listen to me ♪ ♪ Hop on the bus, Gus ♪ ♪ You don't need to discuss much ♪ ♪ Drop off the key, Lee ♪ ♪ And get yourself free ♪ ♪ She said, it grieves me so to see you in such pain ♪ ♪ I wish there was something I could do ♪ ♪ To make you smile again ♪ ♪ I said, I appreciate that ♪ ♪ Would you please explain about the 50 ways ♪ ♪ She said, why don't we both just sleep on it tonight ♪ ♪ I believe in the morning, you'll begin to see the light ♪ ♪ Then she kissed me, and I realized she probably was right ♪ ♪ There must be 50 ways to leave your lover ♪ ♪ 50 ways to leave your lover ♪ ♪ You just slip out the back, Jack ♪ ♪ Make a new plan, Stan ♪ ♪ You don't need to be coy, Roy ♪ ♪ Just listen to me ♪ ♪ Ooh, hop on the bus, Gus ♪ ♪ Don't need to discuss much ♪ ♪ Drop off the key, Lee ♪ ♪ And get yourself free ♪ ♪ Ooh, slip out the back, Jack ♪ ♪ Make a new plan, Stan ♪ ♪ You don't need to be coy, Roy ♪ ♪ You just listen to me ♪ ♪ Hop on the bus, Gus ♪ ♪ Don't need to discuss much ♪ ♪ Drop off the key, Lee ♪ ♪ And get yourself free ♪ (crowd cheering) ("50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" continues) Come on, Mike!

Come on, Mike!

Come on, Mike!

Yeah!

("50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" continues) (crowd cheering) Mike Dillon!

Thank you all very much.

Hey, thank you, Russell Mefford, for putting this on.

Thank y'all all for coming out and supporting it.

I love all these people.

This is great, thank you.

James actually, when I told him we were doing the '70s, he was like, "Man, can I do 'Feel Like Makin' Love'?"

And James LeBlanc is one of the most talented individuals I've ever come across.

He's always a willing participant on anything that we need background-wise, so when he came in and had a recommendation, I was on that 100%.

("Feel Like Makin' Love") ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ But I will say that I've been playing it for a long time, and I can also say that Paul Rogers, the singer for Bad Company, is in my top five greatest rock vocalists of all time, right up there with Robert Plant.

I love the song, man.

It's killer.

It's just, everything about it is awesome.

The solo's awesome.

The intro's awesome.

Everything about it, I love.

I jumped.

I think I jumped though.

Do you wanna go around some more?

Oh, totally whatever you're feeling, buddy.

I think I might have jumped that solo.

I hit to the end right there.

-I know, man.

-No, dude.

Yeah, no, they're totally ended... I'm perfect.

Well, I'll be done singing then, but why don't we go around another couple times?

-Yeah!

-All right.

But I like the ending.

(gentle guitar music) I think it's after two of those.

("Feel Like Makin' Love") ("Feel Like Makin' Love" continues) ♪ Baby, couldn't live without you ♪ ♪ Live without love ♪ ♪ Darlin', don't live without you ♪ ♪ And your love ♪ ♪ And if I had ♪ ♪ Those golden dreams ♪ ♪ Of my yesterday ♪ ♪ I would wrap you ♪ ♪ In their heavens ♪ ♪ They lay dying on the way ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love to you ♪ ♪ Baby, when I live without you ♪ ♪ I live without love ♪ ♪ Darlin', don't wanna live without you ♪ ♪ And your love ♪ ♪ And if I had the sun and moon ♪ ♪ And they were shining ♪ ♪ I would give you both night and day ♪ ♪ Love's satisfying ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love to you ♪ ("Feel Like Makin' Love" continues) ("Feel Like Makin' Love" continues) ("Feel Like Makin' Love" continues) ♪ And if I had the sun and moon ♪ ♪ And they were shining ♪ ♪ I would give you both night and day ♪ ♪ Love's satisfying ♪ ♪ I feel like makin' ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love to you ♪ ♪ Well, I feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love ♪ ♪ Feel like makin' love to you ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ James LeBlanc, y'all!

Happy birthday to James, -55 years old today.

-Thank you.

Yes, sir!

(audience applauding and cheering) (upbeat music) Monkey Wammack was brought into this world as an entertainer.

I mean, he can't turn it off.

He is Monkey 24/7.

It's a glorious thing.

I mean, when we run songs by ourselves in the garage, he's still asking everybody to get up.

(upbeat music) We're gonna get down!

Are y'all ready?

[Russell] He just has a God-given talent as a performer and as a musician.

He was Little Richard's drummer for years.

I had originally asked him if he would do "Get Down Tonight" by KC and The Sunshine Band, and he came in with not only that ready, but a segue from "Boogie Shoes" into "Get Down Tonight".

Like, he already had it all figured out.

So, I really can't take a lot of credit for this performance.

All right, so what we want to do, we'll start the song out with just, basically, just drums just playing the beat, right?

(percussion beating) And I'm walking out on stage.

(imitates percussion beating) And then the whole band kicks in with the horns.

(upbeat music) We're doing the verse, chorus.

I'll sing, "I want to put on my boogie shoes."

We're gonna do it twice.

And then the minute we're finished with that, we're gonna drop it into the intro of "Get Down Tonight", right?

Hey, ain't no shame in my game, I'm telling you right now.

("Boogie Shoes") (audience applauding) ♪ One, two, three ♪ ("Boogie Shoes" continues) ♪ Girl, to be with you ♪ ♪ Is my new favorite thing ♪ ♪ Yeah, uh-huh ♪ ♪ I can't wait till I see you again ♪ ♪ Uh-huh ♪ ♪ I want to put on my, my, my, my, my boogie shoes ♪ ♪ Boogie with you ♪ ♪ I want to put on my, my, my, my, my boogie shoes ♪ ♪ Boogie with you ♪ We gonna do a little dance, make a little love.

Y'all need to get up and to get down tonight.

Ready?

("Get Down Tonight") ♪ Baby, baby, let's get together ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, me and you ♪ ♪ Get up and do the things ♪ -♪ Do the things ♪ -♪ Let's do the things ♪ ♪ Do the things ♪ ♪ That we like to do ♪ ♪ Do a little dance, make a little love ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, come on ♪ ♪ Get down tonight ♪ ♪ Do a little dance, make a little love ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, get down tonight ♪ ("Get Down Tonight" continues) Get up, get up!

♪ Baby, I'll meet you ♪ ♪ Same place, same time ♪ -♪ So where we can ♪ -♪ We can ♪ -♪ Get together ♪ -♪ Get together ♪ ♪ And ease up our mind, yeah ♪ ♪ Do a little dance, make a little love ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, get down tonight ♪ ♪ Do a little dance, make a little love ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, get down tonight ♪ Come on, girl!

("Get Down Tonight" continues) ♪ Get down, get down, get down, get down ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, baby ♪ (guitarist vocalizing) ♪ Get down, get down, get down, get down ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, baby ♪ (guitarist vocalizing) ♪ Do a little dance, make a little love ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, come on ♪ ♪ Get down tonight ♪ ♪ Do a little dance, make a little love ♪ ♪ Get down tonight, get down tonight ♪ ("Get Down Tonight" continues) ("Get Down Tonight" continues) (audience cheering) ("Get Down Tonight" continues) Thank you!

(audience applauding and cheering) ♪ Won't you bring it on home ♪ ♪ Bring your sweet lovin' ♪ ♪ Bring it on home to me ♪ I had never heard the Lou Rawls version of "Bring It On Home".

I was familiar with the Sam Cooke version.

It was actually my wife, Allison, who brought it to my attention that that song was cut at Fame by Lou Rawls.

I mean, you can tell right off the bat that Travis Wammack is leading that session with that guitar lick, that opening guitar lick, and just has Travis bringing it on home.

("Bring It On Home to Me") The Midnighters are another one of my favorite bands in the area.

They are a cornerstone in kind of what happens here locally.

Earnest is an amazing force, you know?

He's done Milo Sweet Tea commercials.

He was on a label.

Like, I don't think people realize the caliber of his talent.

And James Counts too.

They are amazing musicians and amazing human beings.

(audience applauding) ("Bring It On Home to Me") ("Bring It On Home to Me" continues) ♪ If you ever ♪ ♪ Change your mind ♪ ♪ About leavin' ♪ ♪ Leavin' me behind ♪ ♪ Well, my baby ♪ ♪ I want you to bring it home ♪ ♪ Bring your sweet lovin' ♪ ♪ Bring it on home to me ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ If you ever change your mind ♪ ♪ About leavin', leavin' me behind ♪ ♪ Well, my baby, won't you bring it home ♪ ♪ Bring it on home, bring it on home to me ♪ ♪ That's where you ought to be ♪ ♪ I'll give you jewelry, money too ♪ ♪ That ain't all, all I'll do for you ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, won't you bring it on home ♪ ♪ Bring your love, bring it on home to me ♪ ♪ Home to me ♪ ♪ I need it ♪ ♪ I gotta have it ♪ ♪ I'll hold it ♪ ♪ Bring it ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Bring your love, bring it on home to me ♪ ♪ Bring it, bring it ♪ ♪ I want it, I need it ♪ ♪ Bring it, got to have it ♪ ♪ Bring it, baby ♪ ♪ You know I'll always be your slave ♪ ♪ Till I'm buried, buried in my grave ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, won't you bring it on home ♪ ♪ Bring your love, bring it on home to me ♪ ♪ Bring it, bring it ♪ ♪ I need it, I got to have it ♪ ♪ Oh, I need it ♪ ♪ Bring it, bring it ♪ ♪ Bring it ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) Thank you!

-Thank you, brother.

-Pleasure.

-It was awesome.

-Sounds great, man.

I loved getting the opportunity to play these Muscle Shoals Meet shows.

You know, I'm not from here, I'm from North Louisiana, but I've been here a really long time.

I've been here almost as long as I was in North Louisiana.

And there's just so much more of a sense of comradery and community here than there was in my hometown.

Everybody here just embraced me so much since I moved here, and I really appreciate it.

And a small opportunity to give back is something I'm gonna jump on.

I really like it.

I wish I had more opportunities to give back than I do, but it makes me feel good to do that, and it makes me feel great to be a part of the music community.

It means a lot to me to be involved.

I tell you, there's a lot of love and a lot of work that go into these shows behind the scenes.

People don't realize how many hours the band has to rehearse, and the singers and the artists and just the technical guys, and there's so much that goes into it that you don't see in that two hour show.

Birthed out of that was a real community amongst the players and singers, not only with, you know, us, but the community as well that we're doing things for, like these playgrounds and different things.

And it's just a great way for us to give back.

It is a lot of work, but it's definitely worth it.

♪ Oh, I'm falling ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ In love with you ♪ ♪ In love with you ♪ ♪ In love with you ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) We all keep saying to one another, "Hey, we're building playgrounds.

At the end of the day, we're building playgrounds."

So, music and all that come together, and family and fellowship, and it's great.

It's not a performance only, it's not about the show only.

It's about creating an opportunity to see how many people can be involved, and to see how many people can see it.

But for all of the proceeds and all of the attention to go toward a charity, the fact that a two night event, and what's the focus?

Building playgrounds, you know, for kids.

It's the best show.

It's the best people.

It's the best use of money.

The crowd and the fans that come and see it are the best.

I mean, it's just, it's community.

(upbeat music) ("Mr.

Blue Sky") ♪ Sun is shining in the sky ♪ ♪ There ain't a cloud in sight ♪ "Mr.

Blue Sky" is one of those songs where I think ELO kind of got a bad rap back in the day.

You know, they called 'em Beatles Lite or whatever.

But there's something about that song.

My son loves that song.

My wife loves that song.

I love that song.

I think everybody loves that song.

It's like Jeff Lynne tapped into something that's just pure joy.

And that's what I get from "Mr.

Blue Sky".

♪ Today, hey ♪ When it plays it the second time, you do play this and play that measure, and then go on.

And this is just like if it is exactly like the recording, so we're just being prepared for in that case, which more than likely, 'cause they've all been practicing with the recordings, right?

I never dealt with, or I never had the opportunity to work with string players before.

I kind of micromanage all this.

I mean, I overthink things, and I just, I want it to be good, you know?

And so they were reluctant to come in and rehearse.

They were like, "We don't need it," you know?

I was like, "Well, we need it," you know, man?

So we had a rehearsal set up for the nuthouse.

Like, we were gonna start at 13:00 in the afternoon, and I had a load in at 12:30, and at like 12:20, all the string players showed up.

At 12:50, I mean, they literally were standing in front of their stands with, you know, I mean, in position, ready to play, and not one member of The Fiddleworms has shown up yet.

And we're thrilled to be here, so.

I don't know where you guys want to set up or any idea -of how y'all wanna do this.

-Is it okay to just stand around here?

However y'all feel most comfortable, man.

Trying to figure out a choir, I mean, that was foreign to me.

I thought, well, you know, I grew up in the Episcopal church, and so I reached out, Jake, who's a minister at St.

Bartholomew's and Trinity.

When Johnny was sick, he asked for a priest, and Jake came in and was really awesome.

So I reached out to Jake, said, "Do you think the choir would wanna sing on a rock show?"

And he helped me put that together.

("Mr.

Blue Sky") Well, when I found out that it was gonna be required to have a fire extinguisher, I knew exactly the right place to get one, and it's under my work bench at my shop.

(laughs) Stole it from a venue that owed me money, and another guy got another one.

And they were both uncharged.

Hadn't been serviced in years.

But, you know, they look cool hanging on the wall, I guess.

("Mr.

Blue Sky") It became so over the top in the best possible way that it just became more and more clear to me, this is the perfect finale to the show.

And I still think it was, and it was a blast.

It was kind of surreal, really.

But we got through it.

("Mr.

Blue Sky") Morning!

Today's forecast calls for blue skies!

♪ Sun is shinin' in the sky ♪ ♪ There ain't a cloud in sight ♪ ♪ It's stopped rainin' ♪ ♪ Everybody's in the play and don't you know ♪ ♪ It's a beautiful today, hey ♪ ♪ Runnin' down the avenue ♪ ♪ See how the sun shines brightly in the city ♪ ♪ On the streets where once was pity ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky is living here today ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky, please tell us why ♪ ♪ You had to hide away for so long ♪ -♪ So long ♪ -♪ Where did we go wrong ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky, please tell us why ♪ ♪ You had to hide away for so long ♪ -♪ So long ♪ -♪ Where did we go wrong ♪ ("Mr.

Blue Sky" continues) ("Mr.

Blue Sky" continues) ♪ Hey, you, with the pretty face ♪ ♪ Welcome to the human race ♪ ♪ A celebration, Mr.

Blue Sky's up there waitin' ♪ ♪ And today is the day we've waited for ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky, please tell us why ♪ ♪ You had to hide away for so long ♪ -♪ So long ♪ -♪ Where did we go wrong ♪ ♪ Hey there, Mr.

Blue ♪ ♪ We're so pleased to be with you ♪ ♪ Look around, see what you do ♪ ♪ Everybody smiles at you ♪ ♪ Hey there, Mr.

Blue ♪ ♪ We're so pleased to be with you ♪ ♪ Look around, see what you do ♪ ♪ Everybody smiles at you ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue, you did it right ♪ ♪ But soon comes Mr.

Night creepin' over ♪ ♪ Now his hand is on your shoulder ♪ ♪ Never mind, I'll remember you this ♪ ♪ I'll remember you this time ♪ ♪ Mr.

Blue Sky, please tell us why ♪ ♪ You had to hide away for so long ♪ -♪ So long ♪ -♪ Where did we go wrong ♪ ♪ Hey there, Mr.

Blue ♪ ♪ We're so pleased to be with you ♪ ♪ Look around see what you do ♪ ♪ Everybody smiles at you ♪ (choir vocalizing) (choir vocalizing continues) (choir vocalizing continues) (choir vocalizing continues) ("Mr.

Blue Sky" continues) (choir vocalizing) (choir vocalizing continues) (choir vocalizing continues) They asked me what I wanted the students to do today, and I said, "I want the kids to be kids."

And so I said to 'em, "We're gonna allow them to play.

While we do the business on this side," I said, "Let the kids play."

(group applauding) (choir vocalizing) (choir vocalizing continues) (audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding and cheering continues) The Trinity and Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Choir.

(audience applauding and cheering) This has been Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s.

Thank you all so much, man.

(audience applauding and cheering) And I just want to take a moment and say thank you on behalf of all our able work students, on all of our teachers, Florence High School in general.

This has been a project of love.

Thank you all for coming.

I thank you all for the vision and hard work.

Because all of our students need all of our students.

We all did this together, man.

I wanna thank everybody that's involved in this project, from all the sponsors who are here, said that if we sold out both night's shows, which we did, it wouldn't pay for half of the playground.

So this is a total community event that made this happen.

It's the most fulfilling thing I've gotten to be a part of, man, as far as in the business, you know, to do things within my community.

So, thank you for allowing me to be a part of this thing that we've all done together.

And it's for the kids.

We've been able to continue to support the Healing Place, and I'm excited to announce that we are able to give them a $20,000 check today.

(group applauding) This is Karen from the Healing Place.

-Thank you for what you do.

-Thank you, Russell.

And this is Earl, man.

(laughs) -Thank you.

-Thank you.

All right, y'all counting down?

[All] Three, two, one!

(group applauding and cheering) ♪ Someday you'll join us ♪ ("Imagine") ♪ And the world will be as one ♪ ♪ Imagine no possessions ♪ ♪ I wonder if you can ♪ ♪ No need for greed or hunger ♪ ♪ A brotherhood of man ♪ ♪ Imagine all the people ♪ ♪ Sharing all the world ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ You may say I'm a dreamer ♪ ♪ But I'm not the only one ♪ ♪ I hope someday you'll join us ♪ ♪ And the world will live as one ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) [DJ] The Shoals' number one hit music station.

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