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Alabama Shakes

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The origins of Alabama Shakes lie at East Limestone High School near Athens, Alabama, where budding singer-songwriter Brittany Howard met fellow student Zac Cockrell at psychology class. The pair bonded over Led Zeppelin and The Ramones, and began jamming together, fleshing out Howard's songs.

After Howard and Cockrell graduated, they approached punk-rock drummer Steve Johnson, who was working at a local music store, to join the band. The trio recorded some of their songs for a demo recording at Clearwave Studio in Decatur, Alabama.

At this stage The Shakes, as they were then known as, were still very much part-time. Johnson worked at a nuclear power station and Cockrell an animal clinic. Howard was a chef at a steak restaurant chef "Miserable," she recalled to The Observer. "Work, work, work – just to give your money to the utility company. Every day I went in thinking: 'F--k this place.'"

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