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Otis Redding’s Estate Partners With Sony Music To Bring His Classics To New Audiences
28 May 2024 14:29 GMT
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In 1967, Otis Redding finished recording the song "Sittin On … at the label that served as a home for Black music artists … is explored in detail, and Stax Records picked up … what a profound effect the label had on the industry and …
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The Stax Records Soul Sound
27 May 2024 07:52 GMT
The small Memphis label Stax Records created soul hits by Otis … interviews with musicians who were a big part of the Stax sound … high school to go play music at Stax. And Issac Hayes tells …
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Stax Records and The Beach Boys
26 May 2024 17:45 GMT
The American experience has a soundtrack, and two of the biggest sources of that music are explored in documentaries released this week. Disney+ released its feature documentary The Beach Boys, and the four-part HBO Max mini series Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. …
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A look back at Stax Records with Steve Cropper, Booker T. and Isaac Hayes
24 May 2024 17:19 GMT
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HBO’s must-watch docuseries about Stax Records has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
23 May 2024 20:13 GMT
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Moreover, their record label is the subject of a … in the label’s remarkable history,” HBO explains, “Stax: Soulsville USA … story of Stax Records and pays tribute to its complex music library … an American music mecca, and also why Stax chose the …
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‘The Beach Boys’ catches the Boomer wave of golden-oldie music documentaries
24 May 2024 15:58 GMT
… “Stax: Soulsville USA,” HBO’s multi-part look at the Memphis music label … Night in Pop,” about the recording of “We Are the World … the commercial imperatives of a record label that didn’t understand them … the joy of the label’s music offset by memories of …
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On the Beat: Visit a legendary label in superb documentary series
24 May 2024 05:44 GMT
… change for the label.
The change was to Stax Records, which over the … of rock history.
Consulting historical records, music charts, and magazine interviews, Stacker … Heart's career, their record label, Mushroom Records, circulated a false rumor that …
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Coatbridge author takes a look back on the vinyl business that provided the music backdrop to our lives
23 May 2024 14:07 GMT
… turned around; Island Records, the Jamaican label’s first taste … labels mean to me. I had unique connections to Sun Records, Stax … and the New York labels, having gone … plethora of music labels was enhanced by working in record shops …
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It’s official: 2024 is U.S. Year of the Coward | Will Bunch Newsletter
28 May 2024 19:57 GMT
… the greatest moments in American music — sometimes obscured by its rivalry … Memphis soul. One small label called Stax Records recorded the majority of these great … for a documentary treatment like Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., which …
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Otis Redding's songs will now be availab...
28 May 2024 14:41 GMT
… , Stax: Soulsville USA, which delves into his time at the renowned record label … that provided a platform for Black music artists.
As … corporate greed.
The impact of Stax Records on the music industry and the opportunities it …