
Cypress Moon Studios Tornado Fund
Cypress Moon Studios( formerly the second location of Muscle Shoals Sound)-July 14th, 2015 was a day that I will always remember. Tornados came off the beautiful Tennessee River and slammed into this historic building creating an enormous amount of damage. Eight trees are on the side of the building, concrete was used as cannon balls through the roof, windows blown out, doors pulled out, dropped ceiling tiles throughout were lifted and dropped, tree limbs and 2x4's slammed into the roof, water throughout and three days without power with humidity, has created a mess in the entire building. The saddest thing to me was the historic door, that so many pictures were made in front of, was shattered by a transformer from the electrical pole in the parking lot. So many people and musicians became emotional when they stopped by. I purchased the Studio in 2005 from Maleco Records. It was The famous Swampers, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Beckett, and Roger Hawkins, that founded the original Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and then built this one in 1977-1978. It is now Cypress Moon Studios, which was the second location of Muscle Shoals Sound from 1978-2005, where such artists as Bob Dylan, Etta James, The Commodores, Alabama, Julian Lennon, Dire Straits, Dr Hook, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Segar, Melissa Ethridge, Eddie Hinton, Percy Sledge, Joe Jocker, and hundreds of others recorded. My goal has been to keep the music playing and get this beautiful piece of history back to it's former glory. I am in the process of building a commemorative walk to recognize the musicians, bands, songwriters, producers, engineers, and the talent that walked through the doors. This has been a devastating blow. I hope you will help me rebuild and keep the music playing. Thank you for rebuilding The Moon.