Booker T. Jones was in math class at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis when his life suddenly changed forever. David Porter, a fellow student and musician, told Jones he and his saxophone ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Here, at 926 East McLemore Avenue -- home of the now-defunct Stax Records studio and one of the most famous addresses in American music history -- the soul is returning to a rundown ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An HBO Original four-part ...

If you’re a fan of soul music—or even if you’re just curious about this iconic genre—the Stax Museum of American Soul Music ...

"We as a Black people have made something fantastic." Those words can be heard in "Ailey," a 2021 feature documentary directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Jamila Wignot. The speaker, in vintage ...

You can't tell the story of Memphis, or really understand the magic of the Bluff City, without knowing about its music. No city on Earth packs as much musical history as Memphis, and for those ...

The streaming era has seen such an unrelenting onslaught of music documentaries, the quality of which usually ranges only between varying shades of pedestrian, that it’s surprising to come across one ...

You probably know some of the songs that came from Stax records, like this one by Booker T. and the M.G.s, who played on a lot of other Stax recordings, including this beauty from Otis Redding.

To say that Stax Records was a successful music label would be an understatement. Founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart, the company drew upon a mix of young, local talent, and by 1973, the label was one of ...

Steve Cropper, iconic guitarist and one of the true pillars of Stax Records, has died, his family has confirmed. He was 84. Cropper died Dec. 3 at a rehabilitation center in Nashville. His family did ...