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The small Memphis label Stax Records created soul hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and others. It's the subject of a new documentary on MAX. We're ...
Stax Records and Craft Recordings have announced a new box set that gathers previously unreleased songwriter demos from the vaults of the iconic Memphis soul label. "Written In Their Soul: The ...
The rise and fall of Stax Records, the influential but underdog label based in Memphis, is the subject of the HBO documentary “STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.” It is a story of musical genius but also ...
The film spans four parts and tells the story of Stax Records, the titanic Memphis R&B label, from its late-1950s beginnings to its 1975 demise, and relies mostly on present-day and archival ...
Jim Stewart, the founder of Stax Records, the iconic Memphis, TN label that launched the careers of Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, the Bar-Kays and many others, and shaped the sound of soul music ...
Stax: Soulsville USA is a ... HBO’s must-watch docuseries about Stax Records has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. By Andy Meek. Published May 23rd, 2024 3:48PM EDT. Image: HBO.
S-Curve Records CEO Steve Greenberg, who worked with Stewart on "The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968," remembers the pioneer and his groundbreaking label. By Steve Greenberg Steve Greenberg ...
Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., Jamila Wignot's four-part HBO documentary about the legendary Memphis record label that produced Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and others, offers incredible first-person ...
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 ...
Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records, remembered for generosity of spirit and willingness to open doors, especially to young Black musicians.
Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit’s Motown and Memphis’ Stax Records will be able to enjoy the music of both brands in the same place if they watch and listen to a free, online show ...