Jim Dier (threedueces@hotmail.com)
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:57:18 PDT
Hey, thought all you soul headz with cable might find this of innnterest.
One of my favorite labels...
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>PROFILES: THE SOUL OF STAX
>Bravo 10pm and 1:30 am ET / 7pm and 10:30pm PT
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>Detroit may be Hitsville USA, birthplace of Motown, but Memphis,
>Tennessee was absolute ground zero for an equally important root of
>sweet soul music. Grttier, more Southern, darker, and, well, hornier,
>than Motown, the Memphis Sound of Stax Records was epitomized by Rufus
>and Carla Thomas and Otis Redding in the 1960s, and, later, Sam and Dave
>and Isaac Hayes.
>
>Launched out of a Memphis theater/record store by Jim Stewart and sister
>Estelle Axton (hence, Stax), the label was initially a doo-wop centric
>outlet. But soon after MGs (blacks and whites playing together...
>shocking!) took over as house band, the gospel-influenced blues of Stax
>finally gelled its own distinct flavor both musically and politically.
>Note the label's support of Reverend Jesse Jackson, for example.
>
>Tonight, listen and learn about the beginnings of that rich musical and
>cultural history and the eventual demise of the label, partially at the
>hands of the Union Planters Bank, run by "pillars" of the Memphis
>community, where Stax bounced many checks while trying to stay afloat in
>the midst of a rocky relationship with major label CBS.
>
>--David Pescovitz
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>Related Links:
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>The Stax Site (a fan's deep history)
>http://perso.wanadoo.fr/stax.site/
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>The Complete Stax/Volt Singles (the sound speaks for itself)
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002IQU/boingboingA
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>Soulsville, USA: The Story of Stax Records (*the* book on the subject)
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0028602684/boingboingA
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>Afghan Whigs (noir rock with a noted Stax/Motown influence)
>http://www.afghanwhigs.com/
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