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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 ...
The series follows Stax Records, a record label that ushered in artists, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Staple Singers and Sam & Dave; The label went from being an outsider to one of the most influential producers of music, with an impact even after the label has gone.
During the mid-1970s, a number of factors, including a problematic distribution deal with CBS Records, caused the label to slide into insolvency, resulting in its forced closure in late 1975. [3] In 1977, Fantasy Records acquired the post-1968 Stax catalogue and selected pre-1968 recordings. Beginning in 1978, Stax (now owned by Fantasy) began ...
The presentation recorded at historic Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis is geared towards students, teachers, youth associations and […] The post Music from Memphis’ Stax Records ...
Ardent Records is an American record label based in Memphis, which was founded by John Fry in 1959. [1] Ardent of the 1960s and 1970s featured pop music acts and was distributed by Stax Records from 1972 until 1975. [2]
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.
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.
Catalog number 811 767-1, used by RSO Records, next to the center hole on a vinyl LP record. A catalog number is an identification number assigned to a music release by a record label.