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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.
Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell; March 15, 1940) [1] is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive.He is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records with Jim Stewart based in Memphis, Tennessee, during the latter half of the label's 19-year existence.
The song was written by Stax Records singer Luther Ingram and house songwriter Mack Rice.Ingram, who was frustrated with the state of the world at the time, told Rice "black folk need to learn to respect themselves."
"STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.," an eagerly awaited HBO documentary series, will have a public sneak-preview-style screening in Memphis.
Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online show. ADRIAN SAINZ. January 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM.
His 2018 film Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time. [ 2 ] Neville has been nominated for five additional Grammys for films including Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story , Muddy Waters: Can’t Be Satisfied , Johnny Cash’s ...