As Muscle Shoals Sound’s operations manager, Ana Hyde has booked recording sessions for stars like Lana Del Rey and The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, A-list producer Dave Cobb and actor/musician Kiefer Sutherland.

Hyde’s also arranged confidential visits by many other celebs to that storied Alabama studio, where artists like The Rolling Stones and Staples Singers cut classic tracks. She handles group tours and manages staff schedules, too. When bassist David Hood, the last living member of prolific session musicians Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, aka The Swampers, is at the studio, Hyde make sure he’s taken care of.

“She’s the glue that holds us together at the studio, for sure.” Muscle Shoals Sound executive director Debbie Wilson says. “She’s always taking care of everybody else.”

Now, Hyde, who’s worked at Muscle Shoals Sound since 2015, and her family need help. On the night of Jan. 4, an electrical fire destroyed their Sheffield home, which was built by her maternal grandparents in 1955. She and her two teenage children lost everything they owned.

“And if they had been there,” Wilson says, “it could have been a much worse scenario. She’s strong, but this is tough for anybody.”

A GoFundMe campaign was started to assist Hyde and her children. As of publishing of this story, more than $7,000 has been raised towards the campaign’s $50,000 goal. “We’re trying to get them back to some sense of normalcy,” Wilson says.

Hyde losing her home in a fire have given her heightened empathy for the thousands in Los Angeles dealing with similar losses this week, Wilson says, as wildfires continue to ravage L.A.

In addition to monetary help, helpful donations for Hyde’s family include: gift cards, toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant, razors, etc.); first aid supplies (bandages, pain relievers, etc.); ready-to-eat food (snack bars, canned goods, etc.); feminine hygiene products; bottled water, and household supplies (bedding, towels, kitchenware, small appliances, furniture, cleaning supplies).

Hyde’s family is also in need of everyday clothing (shirts, pants, undergarments, socks, shoes); seasonal wear (coats, hats, gloves, scarves, etc.) and pajamas. Women’s sizes needed: shirts small and XL; pants four to six, and 12; shoes 7.5 and 8. Men’s sizes needed: medium shirts; 32 waist by 34 length pants; and 12.5 shoes.

The drop off location for donations is Muscle Shoals Sound’s famous address: 3614 Jackson Hwy. in Sheffield.

A local hotel is generously putting up the family this weekend, and Monday they will be moving into a Tuscumbia rental house. The latter was facilitated by a fan who saw a post on Muscle Shoals Sound’s Facebook page about Hyde’s situation.

“It’s friends and family, but it’s also strangers,” Wilson says of those who’ve reached out to help. “It’s kind of restored my cynical view of humanity. Ana’s just been overwhelmed with gratitude that these people are stepping in to help.

“This community comes together. It also is a testament of the impact Ana’s made on the community and continues to. She’s a background person who doesn’t like a lot of attention. But everybody loves her, and we certainly do.”