Home / Music / The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section played on Aretha Franklin's sessionsMusic linernotes album music aretha-franklinThe Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section played on Aretha Franklin's sessionsThe Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section — guitarist Jimmy Johnson, bassist David Hood, drummer Roger Hawkins, and pianist Barry Beckett — played on the Aretha Franklin sessions. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHow Aretha Franklin Got Keith Richards on ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’How Aretha Franklin Turned '(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ Into a Soul Anthem — and What Mick Jagger SaidRay Charles joined Aretha on stage at the FillmoreAretha's backing band at Fillmore West was a murderer's row of session greatsLady Soul gave Aretha three of her signature songs on one albumExploreThe Mekons covered the Rolling Stones' 'Heart of Stone'Gentle Giant's 'Proclamation' was sampled on Travis Scott's UtopiaCheb I Sabbah promoted '1002 Nights' in San FranciscoMazzy Star came out of the Paisley Underground sceneMusic for Nine Post Cards launched the Wave Notation seriesPrevious The Nightfly is Donald Fagen's nostalgia for 1950s late-night radioNext The Microphones' The Glow Pt. 2 came out on September 11, 2001