The sound was never exactly polished, but it had plenty of soul, and the Memphis sound created at Stax Records has found its own special place in the history of American music. By The Associated Press ...

Jim Stewart, a part-time fiddle player who became a soul music hitmaker as the co-founder of Stax Records, the trailblazing Memphis label that helped launch the careers of 1960s and ‘70s artists ...

The rise and fall of Stax Records, the influential but underdog label based in Memphis, Tennessee, is the subject of the HBO documentary “STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.” It is a story of musical genius but ...

They documentary features interviews with Stax execs, both living and dead, who recall the label’s history. Stewart, who died in 2022, and Axton, who died in 2004, are featured, as are the late Otis ...

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 of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HBO Documentary Films is in production on Stax, a multi-part documentary series exploring the Memphis-based record label Stax ...

Fifty years after the launch of legendary soul label Stax, Concord Music Group is reactivating the imprint after a 30-year-hiatus with new signings, re-issues, and special events. By Evie Nagy, ...

Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., a four-part docuseries now streaming on Max, tells the story of the record label that integrated its business practices and personnel in the recording studio when its hometown ...

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Jim Stewart, the white country fiddler whose powerhouse R&B-soul label Stax Records launched such stars as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Sam & Dave, has died at age 92 in Memphis, ...

Queen of Memphis Soul looked to soul stylings of Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia on this 1969 album, which is reissued with four previously unreleased tracks The classic soul album will be reissued ...