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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Record' by Big Star might not have lived up to its name in sales performance, but it certainly did in spirit and influence.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...