All Analog at Muscle Shoals: Recording Bless Your Heart by the Allman Betts Band

Bless Your Heart is the sophomore effort by the Allman Betts Band, following its 2019 debut, Down to the River. Both were tracked at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dr. Hook, and The Black Keys have all graced this classic facility.

Devon Allman is the son of the late Gregg Allman, while co-leader Duane Betts is the son of guitarist Dickey Betts—both founding members of The Allman Brothers Band. Bassist Berry Duane Oakley is the son of original Allman Brothers bassist Berry Oakley. The band also includes Johnny Stachel (guitar, vocals), John Ginty (keyboards), R. Scott Bryan (percussion) and John Lum (drums).

Bless Your Heart is steeped in southern rock heritage and sonically textured with shades of 60s spaghetti western guitars, 70s Floydian pianos and mellotrons, 80s-era straight ahead rock, and a healthy dose of good ol’ triple-guitar, dual-drummer rock ‘n’ roll!