Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham

Dan Penn, a self-proclaimed hillbilly from Alabama, has surprisingly emerged as one of the greatest creative forces in soul music, with a significant influence in both Muscle Shoals and Memphis. With a career spanning over six decades, Penn has made a lasting impact on popular music as an iconic songwriter, a daring producer, and an underrated singer, skillfully blending the worlds of black R&B and white country music.