Stax Records
US record label; imprint of Stax Records, Inc.
Stax Records is an American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. The band Booker T. & the M.G.'s were employed by the company to play music on records by many singers, including Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.
| Parent company | Concord Music Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton |
| Distributing label | Concord Records (in the United States), Universal Music Group (worldwide distribution) Craft Recordings (reissues) Atlantic Records, Rhino Entertainment (Pre-1968 catalog) |
| Genre | Soul, blues, funk |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Official website | www |
History
change1957–1960: Early years as Satellite Records
changeStax Records, originally named Satellite Records, was founded in Memphis in 1957 by Jim Stewart,[1][2] initially operating in a garage. Satellite's early releases were country music, rockabilly records or straight pop numbers, reflecting the tastes of Stewart (a country fiddle player) at the time.
Notes
change- ↑ "The Soul You Know, The Music You Grew Up On". Stax 50. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008.
- ↑ Lollar, Michael (September 27, 2006). "Get ready for some golden soul in 2007". Stax Museum. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010.
References
change- Rob Bowman (1997). Soulsville U.S.A: The Story of Stax Records. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 9780825672279.
- Robert Gordon (2013). Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 9781596915770.
- Peter Guralnick (1986). Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom. Back Bay Books. ISBN 0-316-33273-9.
- Mark Ribowsky (2015). Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul. Liveright. ISBN 9780871408730.
- Arnold Shaw (1978). Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues. Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-061740-2.
