Cover Shoot: Alabama Shakes
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- Photographer Joshua Black Wilkins captured the Shakes in their element for our cover story about their origins and whirlwind rise to greatness.photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- The Alabama Shakes cover shoot took place at Brittany Howard’s father’s house in Athens, Alabama in early January, 2012.
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- Shakin’ all over: the Shakes have earned a reputation as a legendary live band. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- “As a photographer and musician, I had wanted to photograph them since I first saw them live,” says Wilkins. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- “They seem so real on stage and they didn’t let me down when I did get to spend a few hours with them with a camera.”photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- “Although photo shoots are fairly new to them, they had no problem giving me honest portraits of what they as a band are like.” photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- “The shoot took two hours, which was two hours less than I had scheduled with them on their day off,” says Wilkins. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- Looking good in black and white. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- Brittany Howard and her merry men. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- The sun shines on a great new band. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- The Alabama Shakes cover shoot took place at Brittany Howard’s father’s house in Athens, Alabama in early January, 2012. The shoot was staged in the woods, surrounded by devastation from the tornadoes last May. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
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- Alabama Shakes’ debut album Boys & Girls is one of the most hotly anticipated albums of 2012. photos by Joshua Black Wilkins
Soul breakouts Alabama Shakes pose for American Songwriter at their sweet home in Alabama.
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