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Stax Records is an American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax Records in September 1961. [2] It also shared its operations with sister label Volt Records. Stax was influential in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records.Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Albert King, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Jean Knight, Mable ...
The HBO documentary "STAX: Soulsville U.S.A." chronicles the rise, fall and legacy of the world-shaking Memphis music company.
Located on the original site of the Stax Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee, the museum pays special tribute to the artists who recorded there, as well as other American soul legends, with ...
Bobby Manuel (born November 13, 1945) is an American guitarist.In the early 1960s he was the lead guitarist for the local band, The Memphis Blazers. He was hired by Stax Records in the late 1960s as an engineer and also quickly began doing studio work as a guitarist, becoming one of the company's most dependable and oft-used session players.
This Nov. 11, 2023 image provided by the Soulsville Foundation shows, from left, Stax Music Academy students Lauren Sanders, Pasley Thompson, Teiona Echols (holding hands with) Rickey Fondren, Joi ...
James Frank Stewart [1] (July 29, 1930 – December 5, 2022) was an American record producer and executive who in 1957 co-founded Stax Records with his sister Estelle Axton. Stax was one of the leading recording companies during soul and R&B music's heyday.
This Nov. 11, 2023 image provided by the Soulsville Foundation shows, from left, Stax Music Academy students Lauren Sanders, Pasley Thompson, Teiona Echols (holding hands with) Rickey Fondren, Joi ...