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Brittany Howard has been ranked one of the greatest guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone. Then there's that voice, which the New Yorker called "a mixture of Robert Plant and Marvin Gaye." Brittany's debut album with her band Alabama Shakes was a million-seller. Their follow-up went to No. 1. Now, after Brittany's two great solo albums, the Shakes are back with a record called "I Must Be Dreaming," out August 28.
00:00 — Welcome to Alchemy
01:25 — Reuniting with Alabama Shakes
04:31 — Musical Roots and a Metal Side Project
07:16 — Finding Her Voice
08:32 — Believing in a Music Career
10:04 — Seeing a Woman Play Guitar For the First Time
10:50 — What Made Her Unstoppable
12:23 — Losing Her Sister Jaime
14:36 — Honoring Jaime Through Music
18:07 — Finding the Band and Blowing Up
21:44 — Working Odd Jobs
22:08 — Writing "Hold On" on the Sanitation Job
24:50 — Chasing Inspiration Wherever It Strikes
27:36 — Rest, Risk, and Creative Renewal
30:14 — Getting Lost in the Music
32:56 — Duality, Identity, and Home
38:13 — A Night at Paisley Park with Prince
40:34 — Bill Withers and Treasured Moments
41:45 — Music as a Source of Answers
44:39 — Writing "Tea Time" and Chasing a Great Lyric
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