Rubbing shoulders with Motown for soul's defining label, Memphis' Stax Records boasted an impressive discography, all ...

To say that Stax Records was a successful music label would be an understatement. Founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart, the company drew upon a mix of young, local talent, and by 1973, the label was one ...

When Stax put together a soul comp, it wasn’t just trying to sell as many records as possible and squeeze more juice out of old material. It was trying to shine a light on the deeper recesses of ...

By Roy Trakin Sam Moore, who with with partner Dave Prater helped bring the sound of the church to pop music with a string of call-and-response hits as the high tenor in the famed Stax Records duo ...

You don't have to be an expert on classic soul and R&B to recognize the American music monuments that emerged from Stax Records in the Sixties and Seventies. Sam & Dave's "Soul Man," Otis Redding ...

Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era ...

The trailblazing black artists were known for their high-energy live performances and became in the 1960s one of the top acts on the legendary Memphis-based Stax Records, alongside stars like Otis ...

Sitting on the original site of the Stax Records studio, this museum commemorates American soul legends (particularly the artists who recorded at Stax). Among the museum's collection of more than ...

Memphis youth carry on the legacy of Stax Records soul music Stax Music Academy is located on the site of the original Stax Records studio in historic Soulsville, which many legendary musicians ...