 Over the years, artists who recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio included The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Wilson Pickett, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker, Levon Helm, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Tamiko Jones, and Cat Stevens.Cher's sixth album was titled "3614 Jackson Highway" (1969) and this became the informal name for the studio in 1969.The studio at this location closed in 1979, and the recording facility was moved to new premises at 1000 Alabama Avenue.