WYXR’s Stereo Sessions bring a ‘wave of astonishment’
For the third season of Stereo Sessions, WYXR is back to unveil a new crop of six rarities, including the story of a blind keyboardist, an all-female ensemble of roots-punk rockers and more.
Topic: Stax Records
RSSThere are 32 article(s) tagged Stax Records:
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April 2024
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June 2023
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More than 100 previously unreleased Stax recordings made public this week
A 7-CD box set brings together 146 demos from the legendary label, including 140 previously unreleased recordings.
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February 2023
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As late Stax founder gets a special Grammy, a peek into his post-label life
At one time, Stax founder Jim Stewart had musicians such as Otis Redding and Janis Joplin over to his house. He hasn’t always gotten a lot of fanfare himself, but that was part of his M.O.
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January 2023
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Late Stax Records founder Jim Stewart to receive ‘special’ Grammy
Other Memphians to receive the award include Sun Records founder Sam Phillips (1991), Beale Street jazz legend W.C. Handy (1993) and Royal Studios impresario Willie Mitchell (2008).
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December 2022
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Move over, Mariah: Ring in the season with Memphis music instead
The 12 days of Memphis music includes gems from Robby Grant, B.B. King, Valerie June, Otis Redding, Cordell Jackson, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Star & Micey, Indo G, and more.
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Social Club: Memphians react to Oak Court Mall foreclosure
Locals talk getting their first job at the Oak Court Mall and Kaari Morant’s griddy on Twitter this week.
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November 2022
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Grizzlies pay tribute to Isaac Hayes, Stax Records with ‘Soul City’ uniforms
The additional design gives the team five uniforms to feature this season.
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August 2022
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Halloran Centre to host Royal Studios retrospective
The Halloran Centre will showcase the heyday of Royal Studios’ legendary musical history with the concert “The History of Royal Studios Narrated by Boo Mitchell.”
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June 2022
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Stax, NCRM featured in new Civil Rights podcast
The three-episode series entitled, “Tennessee Civil Rights Trail Podcast,” will feature events of the movement that happened in the state during the 1950s and 1960s, as told by veteran civil rights activists.
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November 2021
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Cyndi Lauper sells signed artwork to support Stax Music Academy
Lauper joins Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MGs, Huey Lewis, Elvis Costello, Hall and Oates and Ke$ha in partnering with Soundwaves to launch artworks to benefit Stax Music Academy.
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June 2021
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An architect of the ‘Memphis Sound’ tells his story in new book
Legendary drummer Howard Grimes discusses Stax, Hi and his biggest influences as a drummer. His autobiography, “Timekeeper: My Life In Rhythm,” co-written with author Preston Lauterbach, will be released on Devault Graves Books on July 1.
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August 2020
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Soul festival celebrates Memphis music – in Italy
Memphis is the central focus of the Porretta Soul Festival held in Porretta Terme, Italy, an hour outside Bologna.
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June 2020
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Stax soul man William Bell receives grant, plans to pay it forward
The songwriter and performer of early Stax hit "You Don't Miss Your Water" will receive $25,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts. He said the full amount will be used for projects involving young soul musicians.
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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.
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February 2020
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The Memphis 10: Protecting our water, celebrating our music, arguing about our basketball
The city's greatest asset faces threats, Memphis has some 'High Fidelity' moments, and the mecca of chicken and donuts has an East Memphis location.
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January 2020
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Council honors former Bar-Kay Larry Dodson with street name
The retired lead singer of the local funk band was told his wife would be honored at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Instead, he was given an honorary street in Whitehaven, ahead of his 69th birthday.
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December 2019
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Boyd: 40 Memphis songs I loved in 2019
Some new songs and some old help a Memphis music devotee figure out what defines this town's expression.
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Isaac Hayes to receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Pioneer of orchestral soul Isaac Hayes will be honored at the Grammys 2020 Special Merit ceremony with a Lifetime Achievement Award, along with John Prine, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chicago and Public Enemy.
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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.
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November 2019
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‘Ring My Bell’: How a Memphis teacher brought the Bluff City disco gold
Songwriter Frederick Knight originally conceived “Ring My Bell” as a song for teens about talking on the phone, but it became a hit for older audiences in the disco-era when it came out on Anita Ward's debut album.
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Nelson: From Stax to the White House, Booker T. Jones embodies Memphis soul
When his song “Green Onions” was racing up the charts, Booker T. Jones was a freshman at Indiana University Music School, coming home every weekend so the MG's could seize the moment by recording an album.
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Memphis Music Hall of Fame a night of reflection, gratitude
Eight acts were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Those musicians in attendance expressed their gratitude for the honor and the city that nurtured their talents.
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October 2019
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15 connections between Wu-Tang Clan and the Memphis soul sound
The nine-member rap crew Wu-Tang Clan, a headliner at Mempho Festival, has a history of relying on Memphis soul for inspiration.
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Amy Jackson connects Memphis musicians to their royalties
Jackson, who was married to the late Memphis trumpeter Wayne Jackson, is dedicated to hunting down money many local musicians didn't know they had earned.
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September 2019
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‘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.
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