Stax Records

Country and/or Western Gospel Pop Rock 

Back to Stax: Promised Land at 45

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1975, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Larry Gatlin, Las Vegas, Memphis, Promised Land, RCA, Stax Records, Today, Troy Seals, Waylon Jennings

Looking back at one of the final Elvis Presley studio albums 

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Soul 

Stax’s Soul Aftershock

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, David Porter, Delaney & Bonnie, Johnnie Taylor, Stax, Stax Records, Stax Soul Explosion, Steve Cropper, The Bar-Kays

Looking back at the legendary Memphis soul label’s mini-explosion

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Soul 

Still Churning After All These Years: Hot Buttered Soul at 50

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bell Records, Burt Bacharach, Hot Buttered Soul, Isaac Hayes, Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul, Stax Records

A look back at the rebirth of Isaac Hayes

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Funk jazz Soul 

Booker T. Jones: Soul Man Supreme

June 26, 2019June 27, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Stax Records

The Memphis music legend discusses Stax Records, “Green Onions” and more

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Blues Soul 

Stax’s Soul Explosion 50 Years Later

June 12, 2019June 13, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1969, Craft Recordings, Memphis, Stax Records

A deep dive into an indispensable compilation that redefined the Memphis label in ’69

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