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   Where is Stax Records located?

   • Stax Records is an American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax Records in 1961. It also shared its operations with sister label Volt Records . Stax was influential in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music.

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   Why is Stax Records important?

   • Stax Records is critical to American music history as one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time. In 15 years, Stax placed more than 167 hit songs in the Top 100 on the pop charts and a staggering 243 hits in the Top 100 R&B charts.

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   Who started Stax Records?

   • Stax Records, originally named Satellite Records, was founded in Memphis in 1957 by Jim Stewart, 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.

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   What is the legacy of Stax Records?

   • The legacy of Stax Records is a unique one that spans nearly half a century. Stax Records is critical in American music history as it's one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time - second only to Motown in sales and influence, but first in gritty, raw, stripped-down soul music.

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   Stax Records is an American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax Records in 1961. It also shared its operations with sister label Volt Records. Stax was influential in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music.

   • Founded: 1957; 66 years ago
   • Parent company: Concord

   • Location: Memphis, Tennessee

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     As with any record company, of course, music wasn’t the whole story. Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. also chronicles the attendant drama, struggles, crashes, and resurrections that went with Stax — all within a fairly compact period of roughly 15 years. Here are seven things we learned from the doc.

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   Debuts May 20 on HBO & MAX. Debuts May 20 on HBO & MAX. Stax: Soulsville U.S.A

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   1 day ago · A Great New Documentary Corrects the Record About One of Music’s Most Important Chapters. With Soulsville, U.S.A., HBO gives Stax the sweeping, complex documentary it deserves. By Jack Hamilton ...

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   May 2, 2024 · Los Angeles, CA (May 2, 2024) — THE MEMPHIS SOUL SOUND THAT ELECTRIFIED THE WORLD TO BE CELEBRATED IN NEW STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A. DOCUSERIES. The HBO Original four-part documentary series STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A ., an official selection of the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival and winner of the TV Premiere Audience Award, is produced and directed ...

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    Museum Exhibits. See Stax’s impact in our hall of records and hear the classics – or find new favorites – at our listening station. Tour the museum. Thanks to our generous supporters and partners: 926 E. McLemore Ave. Memphis, TN 38106. map Directions email Email Us. Phone 901-261-6338. Toll-Free 888-942-7685. Hours. General Admission.

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    Stax Records - YouTube. The legendary Stax Records was founded by Jim Stewart in 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee. It rose from a small, family-operated company to become one of the most ...