There are 12 article(s) tagged Soulsville Foundation:

• May 2025

  • Stax’s Pat Mitchell Worley on the Power of Music Honors

    Soulsville Foundation CEO Pat Mitchell Worley joined Eric Barnes on “The Sidebar” to talk about the Stax Museum’s first ever Power of Music Honors.

    By Eric Barnes May 03, 2025

  • ‘Memphis is the center point of the world’ when it comes to music

    Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known as Chuck D as part of hip-hop group Public Enemy, received a Soulsville Foundation Power of Music award Friday and spoke about the power of music to change the world.

    By Elle Perry May 03, 2025

• August 2022

  • Soulsville comes full circle as Mitchell Worley takes the helm

    Perhaps few are as well-suited to be the head of Soulsville as Pat Mitchell Worley, co-host of “Beale Street Caravan,” former communications director of the Memphis Music Foundation, one-time hard rock DJ and protégé of Deanie Parker. 

    By Chris Herrington August 16, 2022

• July 2022

  • Pat Mitchell Worley tapped to lead Soulsville Foundation

    Stax Music Academy’s executive director and a longtime local arts advocate is set to head the Memphis music foundation beginning in August. 

    By Shera Avi-Yonah July 26, 2022

• January 2022

  • The Soulsville Foundation to receive a $150,000 grant from ARPA funding

    The grant will allow the organization to recover from the pandemic and can be used to save jobs and to fund various operations and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation.

    By Julia Baker January 27, 2022

• August 2021

  • Stax unlocks the vault

    “Solid Gold Soul: The Best of the Rest from the Stax Museum” is on show now. The exhibit features staff-selected artifacts from Stax’s vast archives, including Isaac Hayes’ desk from the 1970s. 

    By Rob Moore August 08, 2021

• September 2020

  • Opinion: The next year is crucial for arts education

    Children who go on to become successful adults are more likely to have had some arts education enrich their experiences on that path. Studies show the correlation between arts education, academic achievement and compassion for others.

    By Richard Greenwald September 06, 2020

• June 2020

  • Stax Museum to reopen June 18

    The museum will require staff and guests to wear masks, and will have cashless transaction points and sneeze guards.

    By Jared Boyd June 18, 2020

• December 2019

  • Stax Music Academy students to appear on ‘Ellen’ special

    The Stax school's 20th anniversary celebration will include talent shows, a public Black History Month production, a three-day livestream Memphis music marathon and a huge birthday bash that coincides with International Music Day.

    By Jared Boyd December 05, 2019

• October 2019

  • ‘The bond is the legacy of Stax Records’

    How Justin Timberlake came to visit Soulsville and tapped into the musical and cultural legacy of Stax Records. Plus what it takes to run a museum, a charter school and a music academy.

    By Eric Barnes October 31, 2019

  • Levi’s, Justin Timberlake gift Stax Music Academy Songwriting Lab

    Justin Timberlake and other musicians collaborated for two days in August with students at Stax Music Academy and with help from the Levi’s Music Project – and a $100,000 donation from JT himself – have provided a huge boost to the academy’s work. 

    By Elle Perry October 28, 2019

• February 2019

  • Alumna KIRBY gives back to Stax Music Academy

    Singer, songwriter KIRBY, a Stax Music Academy alumna, is giving back to the institution, in a couple of ways. 

    By Elle Perry February 09, 2019