![]() (It was Hinton who had convinced Beckett to come to Muscle Shoals in the first place, despite his friend's hankering to head to Nashville.) Though he had no chance in hell to live as long, Hinton would've turned 65 two days ago.Įddie Never Failed to Leave It All on the PavementĮddie Hinton ~ "Very Extremely Dangerous" Beckett's contributions to recordings by Aretha, Dylan, Percy Sledge and many others are legendary, but the Miner will forever appreciate him for producing Eddie Hinton's Swamp Soul classic "Very Extremely Dangerous," which Capricorn released in 1978-and then promptly went out of business.Ĭapricorn's demise was just one of a long string of hard-luck happenings that doomed Hinton, himself a vital Muscle Shoals sideman, who toiled on the back line for years before finally stepping out with his Beckett-produced debut. Lucky for us, Beckett found himself smack dab in the middle of countless critical sessions over the course of his five-decade career in music. (see Comments, below, for helpful info about downloading)įame Studios piano hero Barry Beckett died last week at the age of 66. ![]() ![]() 10 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere
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