50 Years Of Stax

[Guest vinylvixen]

Thought you might find this interesting...... Jo

STAX 50th REVUE HOSTED BY ISAAC HAYES AT FAMED ANTONES, THE HIGHLIGHT OF SXSW 2007 MARCH 15 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

Booker T & the MGs, William Bell, Eddie Floyd and surprise guests will join together for 90-minute SXSW set hosted by Isaac Hayes to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Stax Records

AUSTIN, Texas " The 50th anniversary of Stax Records along with the label's re-activation-in-full will be celebrated at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference with a live reunion of some of Stax's biggest stars. Booker T & the MGs (featuring Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn), William Bell, Eddie Floyd and surprise guests will unite for a 90-minute set scheduled to take place Thursday, March 15, 7:30pm -9:007:30 - 9 p.m., at Austin's legendary Anton'es nightclub, 213 W. 5th St. in Austin. Admission will be open to all SXSW badge and wristband holders.

The show will also celebrate the March 13 release of Stax 50, a deluxe edition 50-song, 2-CD box set titled Stax 50: A 50th Anniversary Celebration. The most comprehensive Stax hits collection ever " featuring for the first time all major Stax hit singles " Stax 50 will formally inaugurate Concord Music's re-launch of the legendary soul label. The set is packaged in a hardcover box with lenticular cover art of the famous snapping finger logo. The collection features Stax stalwarts, Otis Redding, Booker T & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Sam & Dave , The Dramatics, Little Milton, The Mar-Keys, Mel & Tim, Jean Knight, and The Emotions.

Concord Music Group recently announced a year of activity that will include deluxe reissues of classic albums and rarities from Booker T. & The MG's and Carla Thomas, a live Stax summit in Memphis in June, and a PBS documentary set to this summer.

In addition, Concord Music Group is reactivating Stax this year as a forward looking contemporary soul label carrying on the famed labels' tradition, heritage and legacy. The first new Stax signings are Isaac Hayes, Angie Stone, Soulive and Leon Ware among others.

Stax Records holds a critical place in American music history as one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time " second only to Motown in sales and influence, but first in gritty, raw, Southern-steeped sounds. Stax placed more than 167 hit songs in Billboard's Hot 100 pop charts as well as a staggering 243 hits on the R&B charts. In addition to the "core" artists who appear on Stax 50, the label was also home to recordings by Albert King, Big Star, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Moms Mabley and even the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Concord Music Group, which acquired the legendary Memphis label as part of its purchase of Fantasy Records in 2004, will also honor Stax's 50th year by releasing definitive collections, rare performances, unreleased tracks and more from the Memphis R&B imprint in deluxe new packages. Plans for digital releases, remixes and other projects are also in the works; the anniversary year's releases are slated to include more than 20 CDs and DVDs.

Today at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee is the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Stax Music Academy. The only soul music museum in the world, the Stax Museum is a 17,000-square-foot facility with more than 2,000 exhibits, videos, films, photographs, musical instruments, stage costumes, automobiles, and other artifacts that tell the fascinating story of Stax Records as well as other soul music labels. Concord Music Group's new releases on Stax Records may be purchased in the museum's Satellite Record and Gift Shop.

The adjacent Stax Music Academy is a unique learning city where Stax Records is being carried into the future by mentoring primarily at-risk urban youth through music education.

[Makemvinyl]

The label has never been given the plaudits it deserved

IMO

[Guest]

Thought you might find this interesting...... Jo

STAX 50th REVUE HOSTED BY ISAAC HAYES AT FAMED ANTONES, THE HIGHLIGHT OF SXSW 2007 MARCH 15 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

Booker T & the MGs, William Bell, Eddie Floyd and surprise guests will join together for 90-minute SXSW set hosted by Isaac Hayes to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Stax Records

AUSTIN, Texas " The 50th anniversary of Stax Records along with the label's re-activation-in-full will be celebrated at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference with a live reunion of some of Stax's biggest stars. Booker T & the MGs (featuring Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn), William Bell, Eddie Floyd and surprise guests will unite for a 90-minute set scheduled to take place Thursday, March 15, 7:30pm -9:007:30 - 9 p.m., at Austin's legendary Anton'es nightclub, 213 W. 5th St. in Austin. Admission will be open to all SXSW badge and wristband holders.

The show will also celebrate the March 13 release of Stax 50, a deluxe edition 50-song, 2-CD box set titled Stax 50: A 50th Anniversary Celebration. The most comprehensive Stax hits collection ever " featuring for the first time all major Stax hit singles " Stax 50 will formally inaugurate Concord Music's re-launch of the legendary soul label. The set is packaged in a hardcover box with lenticular cover art of the famous snapping finger logo. The collection features Stax stalwarts, Otis Redding, Booker T & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Sam & Dave , The Dramatics, Little Milton, The Mar-Keys, Mel & Tim, Jean Knight, and The Emotions.

Concord Music Group recently announced a year of activity that will include deluxe reissues of classic albums and rarities from Booker T. & The MG's and Carla Thomas, a live Stax summit in Memphis in June, and a PBS documentary set to this summer.

In addition, Concord Music Group is reactivating Stax this year as a forward looking contemporary soul label carrying on the famed labels' tradition, heritage and legacy. The first new Stax signings are Isaac Hayes, Angie Stone, Soulive and Leon Ware among others.

Stax Records holds a critical place in American music history as one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time " second only to Motown in sales and influence, but first in gritty, raw, Southern-steeped sounds. Stax placed more than 167 hit songs in Billboard's Hot 100 pop charts as well as a staggering 243 hits on the R&B charts. In addition to the "core" artists who appear on Stax 50, the label was also home to recordings by Albert King, Big Star, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Moms Mabley and even the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Concord Music Group, which acquired the legendary Memphis label as part of its purchase of Fantasy Records in 2004, will also honor Stax's 50th year by releasing definitive collections, rare performances, unreleased tracks and more from the Memphis R&B imprint in deluxe new packages. Plans for digital releases, remixes and other projects are also in the works; the anniversary year's releases are slated to include more than 20 CDs and DVDs.

Today at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee is the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Stax Music Academy. The only soul music museum in the world, the Stax Museum is a 17,000-square-foot facility with more than 2,000 exhibits, videos, films, photographs, musical instruments, stage costumes, automobiles, and other artifacts that tell the fascinating story of Stax Records as well as other soul music labels. Concord Music Group's new releases on Stax Records may be purchased in the museum's Satellite Record and Gift Shop.

The adjacent Stax Music Academy is a unique learning city where Stax Records is being carried into the future by mentoring primarily at-risk urban youth through music education.

" The only soul music museum in the world " ?

Have they told the people at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit about this ? ......

Malc Burton

[Guest vinylvixen]

" The only soul music museum in the world " ?

Have they told the people at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit about this ? ......

Malc Burton

Shall I or do you want to A little bit of artistic license there Jo

[Guest]

Shall I or do you want to A little bit of artistic license there Jo

Ever the gentleman ...... Ladies first .

Malc Burton

[Baz Atkinson]

ONE OF MY IF NOT MY FAVOURITE LOGO,FAV TRACKS ARE MOVE OVER-SOUL CHILDREN-/LOVES SWEET SENSATION -WILLIAM BELL AND CARLA THOMAS/PICK UP THE PIECES CARLA THOMAS,THE AWESOME MAN ON THE STREET WILLIAM BELL,THE LIST IS ENDLESS.ALL THE RALPTH GRAHAM TRACKS ON PURPLE STAX ARE STUNNING ,THEN THE ASTORS ETC .TIGHTEN UP MY THANG ALSO BY THE SOUL CHILDREN.GOT A SPARE STINGERS ALSO IF ANYONE WANTS ONE.

BRILLAINT BRILLIANT LOGO.

BAZ A.

[macca]

rightly or wrongly, many people consider motown to be bereft of soul.

I'm sure that more than a few in memphis/chicago pooh-poohed the detroit set up too. jealousy?

M

[sepia]

my faves

MEL & TIM / FOREVER & A DAY(got this on south african stax 45,cost£10 BARGAIN)

WILLIAM BELL / YOU GOT THE KIND OF LOVE I NEED(hard on 45,only on issue)

SANDRA WRIGHT / MIDNIGHT AFFAIR(sub label TRUTH)

NEWCOMERS / WHOLE WORLDS A PICTURE SHOW(TRUTH again)

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

Should be a good collection on cd i always believe Stax isn't given much these days it's all about Atlantic, Motown etc and Stax very rarely Booker T are my fav's from this.

[Guest Paul]

Stax was the greatest soul music institution of them all.

After being stiffed in the '60s and stiffed again in the '70s, the company was used by some of its own people as a political football towards the end.

Despite their problems, internal and external, they were very creative and prolific. When their doors closed it really was the end of an era.

Paul Mooney

ESSENTIAL PURCHASES:

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol 1 (1959 - 1968)

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol 2 (1968 - 1971)

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol 3 (1972 - 1975)

[Guest Bogue]

The label has never been given the plaudits it deserved

IMO

Agree with that, it was very much second cousin on the Northern scene but there are some great tracks.

Personaly, i liked the recognised Stax sound too, whereas a lot of Nsoul lovers seemed to dislike it.

[Guest]

Stax was the greatest soul music institution of them all.

After being stiffed in the '60s and stiffed again in the '70s, the company was used by some of its own people as a political football towards the end.

Despite their problems, internal and external, they were very creative and prolific. When their doors closed it really was the end of an era.

Paul Mooney

ESSENTIAL PURCHASES:

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol 1 (1959 - 1968)

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol 2 (1968 - 1971)

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol 3 (1972 - 1975)

Arnt the Ace box sets the same,or better even get the whole lot including the B sides in two box sets,or is that just the later stuff on kent?.

[Guest noss]

Agree with that, it was very much second cousin on the Northern scene but there are some great tracks.

Personaly, i liked the recognised Stax sound too, whereas a lot of Nsoul lovers seemed to dislike it.

That's good for those of us who do like it though, as we can all get the tunes we want!

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

The label has never been given the plaudits it deserved

IMO

Think you'll find that, outside of Northern circles, lovers of soul music have ALWAYS given Stax the 'plaudits it deserved'. I certainly don't know anyone who doesn't regard it as one of the greatest record labels of all time...

[Lloydee]

Just pulled this of the Perretta website: https://www.porrettasoul.it/eng/html/news.htm

The Porretta Soul Festival will held July 19 - 22 and the line-up confirmed is "Tribute To Stax 50th Anniversary" with Booker T. & The MGs, Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns plus the Blues Brothers Band with Eddie Floyd, Jimmy McCracklin, Sir Mac Rice, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Sweet Nectar (Jimmy's background singers) , Betty Harris, Jon Tiven Band, Toni Green, Austin DeLone R&B Band.

There's about 8 or 10 of us going; booked it, packed it and ready to feck-off for a great week in Italy

[John Reed]

It's definately one of my favorite lables, with my prefernce from the years 69-75, when it got more "black", with Hays, Porter, etc taking more control.

I also went to an all night do at the Scala Cinema in the late 80's (I think) for a blaxploitation film night + music, with accross 110th Street, Cleopatra Jones and the awsome "Whatstax". I've been trying to get a copy, was it ever released on video or DVD?

I think it would be great if we could have a day, where we post up sounds of "the great and the good" as a tribute to 50 years.

John

[Guest]

It's definately one of my favorite lables, with my prefernce from the years 69-75, when it got more "black", with Hays, Porter, etc taking more control.

I also went to an all night do at the Scala Cinema in the late 80's (I think) for a blaxploitation film night + music, with accross 110th Street, Cleopatra Jones and the awsome "Whatstax". I've been trying to get a copy, was it ever released on video or DVD?

I think it would be great if we could have a day, where we post up sounds of "the great and the good" as a tribute to 50 years.

John

Hi John .....

You will be able to get the DVD of " WattStax " from Amazon ; the DVD was released a while ago following restoration of the film in the United States .

Malc Burton

[slimharpo]

Here's the handbill for the Otis Redding show that i saw in Liverpool in'67. Obviously it was as great as you would expect. 2 shows a night and look at the admission prices!!