There are 12 article(s) tagged Stax Museum of American Soul Music:

• May 2020

  • How Stax Museum will reopen – Executive Director Jeff Kollath joins Eric Barnes on the Extra Podcast

    The head of the Stax Museum talks about plans for reopening — and contemplates when live music and events will happen again.

    By Eric Barnes May 26, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 10: U of M athletics releases statement

    CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound. 

    Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 16: SCS extends closure to April 6

    Confirmed cases

    Tennessee

    52

    Shelby County

    2

    • Tunica casinos close temporarily
    • Catholic Diocese of Memphis decree cancels Eucharist celebration, excuses people from mass
    • U of M may postpone spring graduation 
    • Dow experiences worst day since 1987
    • Gov. urges all Tennessee schools to close

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• January 2020

  • Booker T. Jones takes a sentimental journey ahead of homecoming show

    In advance of a performance at Crosstown Theater, Booker T. Jones reflects on his recent visit to Memphis and the meaning of homecomings.

    By Jared Boyd January 06, 2020

• November 2019

  • Boyd: Booker T. Jones’ memoir a meditation on moving on

    Booker T. Jones' memoir "Time Is Tight" considers what it's like to let your talent lead you away from the comforts of the Bluff City.

    By Jared Boyd November 03, 2019

• September 2019

  • ‘Woman to Woman': Shirley Brown’s first hit, and Stax’s last

    In the mid-1970s it was the final hit record of a Memphis soul empire. In 2019, it's an adored meme. But for Shirley Brown, "Woman to Woman" was the song that changed her life.

    By Jared Boyd September 25, 2019

• July 2019

  • Memphis has plenty of musical heroes

    Think of Aretha Franklin or Isaac Hayes in Soulsville, Willie Mitchell in Orange Mound and Dewey Phillips at the Hotel Chisca. A Rufus Thomas statue could go just about anywhere in town and Memphis Minnie and Furry Lewis sure would look good on Beale Street.

    By Mike McCarthy July 13, 2019

• May 2019

  • John Gary Williams, frontman of Stax’s The Mad Lads, dies at 73

    Memphis native John Gary Williams, who recorded for Stax as a part of The Mad Lads and as a solo artist, was found dead in his home. The 73-year-old's soul music legacy stands at the intersection of the Black Power movement and the Vietnam War.

    By Jared Boyd May 29, 2019

• February 2019

  • Director Tonya Dyson wants Slim House brand to be global

    Memphis Slim House is officially its own nonprofit, after starting off as a program of Community LIFT. Its new director, Tonya Dyson, is thinking globally about the Memphis Slim Collaboratory. 

    By Elle Perry February 07, 2019

• November 2018

  • Southern Avenue finds quick success, locally and internationally

    Named for Southern Avenue, which runs from the easternmost part of the Memphis city limits all the way to South Memphis, Southern Avenue is also the name of an up-and-coming Memphis band that embodies the city’s soul, blues and gospel traditions.

    By Christin Yates November 09, 2018

• October 2018

  • What could happen to Aretha Franklin’s birthplace based on Memphis precedents

    A small house with boarded-up windows and a metal fence around the yard sits on Lucy Avenue off of Wellington Street.

    By Elle Perry October 19, 2018

• September 2018

  • Stax Museum, Crosstown Arts partner for ‘Give a Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records’

    The main artifact for a new exhibition at Crosstown Arts is Isaac Hayes' 14-foot-long, custom-made, red velvet office desk complete with white Formica top. Previously, the desk had been in storage for more than a year, after the Stax Museum of American Soul Music recovered it from the owner of East Nashville vintage boutique, The Hip Zipper.

    By Elle Perry September 27, 2018