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Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. is an American documentary series directed and produced by Jamila Wignot. It corrects the history of Stax Records. [1] The documentary had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2024, where it won the TV Premiere Audience Award. [2] [3] [4] It premiered on May 20, 2024, on HBO. [5]
The HBO documentary "STAX: Soulsville U.S.A." chronicles the rise, fall and legacy of the world-shaking Memphis music company.
Stax Records, originally named Satellite Records, was founded in Memphis in 1957 by Jim Stewart, [5] [6] initially operating in a garage. Satellite's early releases were country music , rockabilly records or straight pop numbers, reflecting the tastes of Stewart (a country fiddle player) at the time.
Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. [2] [3] The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time.
Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit’s Motown and Memphis’ Stax Records will be able to enjoy music from both brands in the same place if they watch and listen to a free, online show ...
"STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.," an eagerly awaited HBO documentary series, will have a public sneak-preview-style screening in Memphis.
In 2024, HBO premiered the second season of The Jinx, focusing on Robert Durst trial and the aftermath following the release of the first season, [40] Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. directed by Jamila Wignot focusing on Stax Records, [41] Ren Faire directed by Lance Oppenheim focusing on the Texas Renaissance Festival, [42] and Chimp Crazy directed by ...
Stewart became reclusive afterwards, but in 2018, he made a rare public appearance at the Stax Museum to donate his fiddle to the museum. [10] Stewart died on December 5, 2022, at the age of 92. [1] [11] Prior to his death in 2022, Stewart gave interviews for the HBO documentary Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., which was not released until 2024. [12]