List of Stax Records artists, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This Stax Records roster includes both past and present artists. Popular Stax ...
The article deals with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Stax Records, a music recording company devoted to soul music. A concert in Memphis, Tennessee is being planned by Concord Records which acquired the Stax label in 2005. The concert will feature Stax artists such as I...
But in the 1960s and 1970s, soul music's siren call was luring music lovers to another of the southern city's legendary attractions: Stax Records.The reunion featured such Stax pioneers as Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples, Booker T. & the MGs. Carla ...
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, is a 17,000 square-foot museum offering interactive exhibits, videos, vintage musical instruments used to create the Stax sound, stage costumes, photographs, records, and approximately 3,000 other items of memorabilia that tell the uniq...
Founded in 1949 in San Francisco, California, Fantasy Records initially etched its name in music history with a keen focus on jazz. Established by brothers Max and Sol Weiss, Fantasy earned early acclaim in the genre with releases from Oakland pianist Dave Brubeck. However, its resonance extended...
Stax’s motto for 1969 was ‘getting it all together’ – and they did, on ‘Soul Explosion,’ one of the great soul music compilations of all time.Published on November 1, 2023 By Ian McCann Cover: Courtesy of Stax Records It was by no means certain that Stax would survive the ...
well as her own label, Fretone, whose biggest hit was the 1976 novelty record “Disco Duck.” Fantasy Records bought the post-Atlantic catalog in 1978 and started signing new acts and releasing new music, but retreated and became a reissues-only label for the next twenty years....
The article focuses on Stax Records company which promoted music artists such as the Staple Singers and Isaac Hayes in the 1960s. Stax Records' albums released as of June 20, 2011 include N'Dambi's "Pink Elephant," Angie Stone's "The Art of Love and War," and Leon...
Stax Records was once home to such musicians as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and the Staple Singers, but went bankrupt in 1976. Stax Records is being relaunched by Concord Music Group, which...