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Stax Legends 2: Steve Cropper, Soulful Guitarist, Songwriter Supreme
Hear the former MGs member, in-demand session player for more than half a century, and co-writer of some of the greatest soul records ever made.
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Features2 weeks ago‘Cheaper To Keep Her’: A Stax Gem From Johnnie Taylor
In October 1973, with some seven years of great Stax recordings already to his name, Taylor charted with another.
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Features3 weeks ago
‘I’ll Play The Blues For You’: Albert King Makes Good On His Promise
His guitar is wonderfully evocative, but then so is his singing; Albert King had one of the finest voices among guitar-toting blues men.
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News3 weeks ago
Soul Queen Carla Thomas Receives Tennessee Governor’s Arts Award
The fresh accolade comes after Thomas won last month's Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Inspiration Award.
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Features4 weeks ago
‘Who’s Making Love’: The Johnnie Taylor Classic That Updated Stax In ’68
‘Who’s Making Love’ practically defined the 'can’t trust a lover' strain of soul and made Johnnie Taylor a Stax star during the label’s pivotal year.
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Features1 month ago
The Gospel Truth: An Introduction To Stax’s Gospel Label
The Gospel Truth was Stax Records' varied religious imprint. This introduction highlights some of the best music to come out on the label.
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Features2 months ago
‘Soul Man’: Sam & Dave, Comin’ To Ya In 1967
The irresistible Isaac Hayes-David Porter composition and production ‘Soul Man’ became another Stax classic.
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Features2 months ago
Ollie And The Nightingales’ Self-Titled Album: A Landmark Stax Recording
Full of soul and songs of love, Ollie And The Nightingales’ self-titled album came at a time when soul music was changing fast, but it held its own.
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Features2 months ago
The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments
The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.
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Features2 months ago
Best Isaac Hayes Songs: 20 Tracks By A Soul Legend
The best Isaac Hayes songs revolutionized soul music, spearheaded symphonic soul and helped to invent the Blaxploitation genre.
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Features2 months ago
The Wattstax Concert: More Than Soul’s Woodstock
The Wattstax concert was a snapshot of the Black-is-Beautiful movement; an early 70s salve for the wounds caused by the 60s.
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Features2 months ago
‘I’ve Been Lonely For So Long’: The Intelligent Soul Of Frederick Knight
A great soul album that should have made Frederick Knight a huge star, ‘I’ve Been Lonely For So Long’ contains much more than its hit title track.
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News3 months ago
Stax, Hi Records Drummer Howard Grimes To Talk ‘Timekeeper’ Memoir
The event will take place at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music with Grimes' collaborator on the book, author Preston Lauterbach.
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Features3 months ago
Stax Legends 3: William Bell’s Full Circle Of Soul
The soul great talks to us about a glorious career bookended by the famous label.
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Features3 months ago
‘Taylored In Silk’: Perfectly Cut For Stax By Johnnie Taylor
The Johnnie Taylor album containing 'Cheaper To Keep Her,' ‘Standing In For Jody’ and other gems has become a Stax classic.
