Stax has placed more than 167 hit songs in the Top 100 pop charts, and a staggering 243 hits in the Top 100 R&B charts.Today, the original site of Stax Records is a multimillion-dollar campus that includes the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy and The Soulsville Charter School.

Originally known as Satellite (2), the Memphis company was founded in 1959 by Jim Stewart and his sister, Estelle Axton, and took its new name in 1961 from the first two letters of their last names.

This was smooth, sophisticated soul music tooled to compete with the slicker sound of Philly bands rather than echo the gritty Memphis grooves that most of the best Stax vocal groups were known for. Black Stax was formed in 2009 with a mission to honor the legacy of Black Arts & Culture by ‘stacking’ all forms of Black music & art. Stax has placed more than 167 hit songs in the Top 100 pop charts, and a staggering 243 hits in the Top 100 R&B charts.Today, the original site of Stax Records is a multimillion-dollar campus that includes the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy and The Soulsville Charter School. The label … Recording artists from Concord Records, Craft Recordings, Fantasy Records, Fearless Records, Kidz Bop, Loma Vista Recordings, Rounders Records and Stax Records. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Browse through some of the featured artists who are or have been a part of the Concord Music family. Stax-Aufnahmestudios, seit 2003: Stax Museum of American Soul Music Stax Records ist ein US-amerikanisches Independent-Label in Memphis (Tennessee) , das in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren trendsetzend für die Entstehung der Soulmusik war (neben Motown in Detroit ) und durch konsistente Studioproduktionen für die Entwicklung des „Memphis-Soul“ gesorgt hat.

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Originally known as Satellite (2) , the Memphis company was founded in 1959 by Jim St ewart and his sister, Estelle Ax ton, and took its new name in 1961 from the first two letters of their last names. Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax Records in 1961 and shared its operations with Volt Records, a sister label created to avoid the impression of favoritism among radio stations playing their records.. Stax was influential in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music. Features Best Stax Vocal Groups: 11 Essential Acts You Need To Hear. For the month of June use the code SOULSIZZLE to save 15% (some exclusions apply) SHOP NOW. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO GET OUT ORDERS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER PLEASE EXPECT SOME DELAYS AT THIS TIME.

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