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 ...

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 stories.

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during ...

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 featuring ...

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You probably know some of the songs that came from Stax Records, like this one by Booker T. and the M.G.s, who played on a lot of other Stax recordings, including this beauty from Otis Redding.

Over the course of a decade at Stax Records, Steve Cropper served as a guitarist, producer and linchpin of Booker T. & The ...

"We as a Black people have made something fantastic." Those words can be heard in "Ailey," a 2021 feature documentary directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Jamila Wignot. The speaker, in vintage ...

Viewers of STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. Season 1 are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. is an American docuseries based on the ...

But if there is a single takeaway from the four-part documentary series “STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.,” it is how precarious the entire enterprise was, how reliant on happy accidents and circumstance.