A 40-year run in any business is certainly an achievement, but one might call a 40-year run in the recording-studio business “a miracle.” But that is precisely what producer Clarke Rigsby has done—keeping the doors open at Tempest Recording in Tempe, Arizona for four decades. “The next 40 years?” ponders Rigsby. “Well, next week, I’m selling all this sh*t and putting my dough into crypto.” Jokes aside, some of the most legendary names in music—including Bo Diddley, Glen Campbell, the Four Tops, and Tower of Power—have found their way to Rigsby’s unassuming studio, which rests behind his vintage home in a quaint residential neighborhood. Amongst the studio’s mix of vintage gear and modern technology is a vibe that has beckoned renowned drummers such as Peter Erskine, Hal Blaine, Jerry Marotta, Steve Ferrone, Harvey Mason, David Garibaldi, and Steve Gadd to comb through Rigsby’s snare collection and track with his mid-1980s […]