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Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoJim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax...
Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online show
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoFans of the soulful sounds of Detroit’s Motown and Memphis’ Stax Records will be able to enjoy music...
Jim Stewart, Stax Records Founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member, Dies at 92
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoJim Stewart, who founded what became the Stax Records label and produced some of the great soul...
How Stars Like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes Defied Racial Lines to Make Iconic Hits Revealed in New...
People via Yahoo News UK· 3 months ago'STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.' will premiere on HBO on May 20 and 21 The legendary story of Stax Records...
5 Best Oscar-Winning Songs By Black Musicians
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoCredit: MGM/Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Of course, most viewers focus on the Academy Awards’ big four – Best Actor, Actress, Director, and Best...
Graceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoThe Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing ceremony...
Music Industry Moves: A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess to Exit in 2026
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoRichard James Burgess announced today that he will step down as President and CEO of the American...
The ultimate road trip itinerary across America's Deep South
Harper’s Bazaar via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA road trip across America’s south was the honeymoon adventure my husband Zak and I had been looking...
Gospel group, basking in resurgence, releases first new music in nearly 50 years
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoShe made a single gospel soul record in the 1970s with her brothers, when they were all teenagers....
Clarence Avant, trailblazing record executive known as 'The Black Godfather,' dies at 92
ABC News via Yahoo News UK· 11 months agoClarence Avant, the beloved music executive who came to be known as "The Black Godfather," has died...