Stax Records
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 influential soul music record labels in the world, helping create “The Memphis Sound” and launching the careers of icons such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Rufus and Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, and dozens of other artists who helped change popular culture forever. In all, Stax placed 167 hit songs in the Top 100 in Pop and 243 hits in the Top 100 in R&B.
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#SpotifyTBT this week is all about audiophile classics. Thank you, @Spotify for featuring Isaac Hayes' "Walk On By" this week! Listen: found.ee/throwback-thurs
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Thank you for supporting Stax Records, month after month-- and year after year! 150K YouTube Subscribers and counting. ❤️ Haven't subbed? Try now: found.ee/staxrecords-youtube-g
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This week in 1972, #StaxRecords staged the #Wattstax concert festival in the Los Angeles Coliseum. ⬇️ It as a celebration of African American music, culture, and more than 100K people attended the show— paying $1 to attend.
The concert served as both a fundraiser and a healing opportunity in the wake of the Watts rebellion of 1965. Stax artists Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Rufus and Carla Thomas, as well as Jesse Jackson serving as the MC, performed gospel, funk, and R&B over a seven hour period. Los Angeles made August 20th Wattstax Day in 2022 to commemorate the historic event. Revisit the Wattstax collection today for 20% off your purchase, no code necessary: craftrecordings.com/collections/wattstax-50th-anni…
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Remembering the great Isaac Hayes who would be celebrating his 83rd birthday this week. 🤍 Which of his iconic albums are you spinning in his honor today?
From now through 8/25, get 20% off the entire Isaac Hayes collection, no code necessary. craftrecordings.com/collections/isaac-hayes
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"Green Onions" was released as a single 63 years ago this week in August 1962! This classic recording from Stax’s legendary house band, Booker T & The M.G.’s, remains one of the greatest examples of the “Memphis Sound” Stax became known for. Fun fact, Booker T Jones penned the track at just 17 years old! In 2012, “Green Onions” was added to The National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. Who's taking this one for a spin today?
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Live from the recording booth 🎙️ Listen to the Queen of Memphis Soul on our new digital playlist #CarlaThomas: The Studio Recordings.
Including her timeless soulful classic albums Gee Whiz, Carla, and King & Queen (with Otis Redding) right up to the recently unearthed and released album Sweet Sweetheart. ✨ Soul-stirring singles include “Gee Whizz, Look at His Eyes,” “B-A-B-Y,” “Tramp” (with #OtisRedding), and “I’ll Bring It Home To You.”
Stream now: ffm.to/carla-thomas-thestudio-recordings
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Coming to you live from the studio 🎤 like emeralds shining through soul, funk, and sweet harmony, get into the “lowrider music” of #TheMadLads: The Studio Recordings, on our new digital playlist! 🔗 ffm.to/themad-lads-thestudio-recordings
Featuring standout tracks from In Action (1966) and The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads (1969), this collection highlights their signature blend of #Memphis sound and smooth ballads. Funk out to enduring classic hits like “Don’t Have To Shop Around,” “So Nice,” and harmonic blends on ballads like “Seeing Is Believin’,” and “Cry Baby.”
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Don't miss our new visualizer collection for the newly remastered album Sweet Sweetheart by the Queen of Memphis Soul, Carla Thomas!
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In 1970, Carla Thomas went to American Sound Studio in Memphis to record a new album for Stax Records. Two of the songs were released as singles, but the complete album was shelved and was not officially released until 2013 as part of a compilation.
New vinyl reissue!
Stax and Craft Recordings are excited to release a new, remastered reissue of the album for Record Store Day 2025! This reissue marks the album's vinyl debut after 55 years, and includes songs written by James Taylor, The Bee Gees, Goffin and King, and more. Pressed on translucent light blue vinyl, exclusively for Record Store Day 2025.
Details here: recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/18880
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Stax Records is saddened by the passing of producer Terry Manning. 🤍 We’re grateful for his contributions to the iconic Memphis Sound, and our thoughts are with his family and friends.
📸: Memphis Flyer / Courtesy of Terry Manning
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#NowPlaying — WOMAN TO WOMAN: The Trailblazing Women of Stax 🌟 We’re celebrating the women of Stax with a new playlist, which highlights powerful female voices like Carla Thomas, The Emotions, Mable John, The Staple Singers, Jeanne & The Darlings, and many more. Listen here: found.ee/the-trailblazing-women-ofstax
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