In the spring of 1964, Rick’s interracial soul blend went national in a big way via a former gospel singer, an Alabama man named Jimmy Hughes. “Steal Away,” a song Jimmy wrote and the first ...

Alabama native Jimmy Hughes makes a strong all-around case ... The single wasn't as big a hit as Hughes' follow-up, "Steal Away." But his first effort is, its own way, a lost soul classic.

Alabama looking to tap into whatever mysterious forces were spawning classics like Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman” and Jimmy Hughes’ “Steal Away.” For whatever reason ...

was the home office for Southern soul during the style's heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, and the fabled Muscle Shoals Sound was born with Jimmy Hughes' 1964 classic, "Steal Away." This Hughes ...