Stax Records
Stax Records is an American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. The band Booker T. & the M.G.'s were employed by the company to play music on records by many singers, including Isaac Hayes, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.
| Parent company | Concord Music Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton |
| Distributing label | Concord Records (in the United States), Universal Music Group (worldwide distribution) Craft Recordings (reissues) Atlantic Records, Rhino Entertainment (Pre-1968 catalog) |
| Genre | Soul, blues, funk |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Official website | www |
History
1957–1960: Early years as Satellite Records
Stax Records, originally named Satellite Records, was founded in Memphis in 1957 by Jim Stewart,[1][2] 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.
Stax Records Media
The Stax Museum on McLemore Avenue in Memphis, founded in 2003, is a replica of the Stax studio, built on the same site where many of the historic Stax recording sessions took place. The original Stax studio was demolished in 1989.
Tennessee Historical Commission marker at the original site of Stax Records, now the site of the Stax campus.
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Notes
- ↑ The Soul You Know, The Music You Grew Up On. Stax 50.
- ↑ Lollar, Michael. Get ready for some golden soul in 2007. Stax Museum (September 27, 2006).
References
- Rob Bowman. Soulsville U.S.A: The Story of Stax Records (1997)Prentice-Hall. ISBN 9780825672279.
- Robert Gordon. Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion (2013)Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 9781596915770.
- Peter Guralnick. Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom (1986)Back Bay Books. ISBN 0-316-33273-9.
- Mark Ribowsky. Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul (2015)Liveright. ISBN 9780871408730.
- Arnold Shaw. Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues (1978)Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-061740-2.
