Stax Records

Remembrance Rock Soul 

Candid Conversations with Steve Cropper

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Otis Redding, RIP, Sam and Dave, Stax Records, Steve Cropper, The Blues Brothers

One reporter’s reflections on the late legendary producer and guitar player

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Remembrance Soul 

Soul Legend Sam Moore Dead at 89

January 10, 2025January 11, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Atlantic Records, Dave Prater, RIP, Sam & Dave, Sam Moore, Stax Records

Along with partner Dave Prater, he helped define an era

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Records 

Ten Great Reissues From 2023

December 28, 2023February 19, 2024 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments 2023, Bad Manners, Haircut 100, Joni Mitchell, King's X, Memphis, Pharoah Sanders, Reissues, Stax Records, The Folk Implosion, The Melvins, The Replacements, The Who

A list of some of our favorite archival titles from this year

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Blues Soul 

Albert King’s Born Under A Bad Sign Remastered

February 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert King, Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Born Under A Bad Sign, Centennial, Stax Records

Blues giant’s classic debut reissued as part of a year-long centennial celebration 

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Funk Remembrance Rock Soul 

Remembering Stax Records Co-Founder Jim Stewart

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Al Bell, Albert King, Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Estelle Axton, Isaac Hayes, Jim Stewart, Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave, Stax Records, The Bar-Kays

The legendary record producer passed away at 92

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Funk Soul 

Isaac Hayes: The Soul Man at 80

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 80th birthday, Burt Bacharach, Isaac Hayes, Sam & Dave, Soul, South Park, Stax, Stax Records, The Beatles, The Carpenters

Celebrating the life of the late, great Stax Records maestro

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Country and/or Western Gospel Pop Rock 

Back to Stax: Promised Land at 45

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 T.A. 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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