Satellite Records

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Satellite Records was the original name of the influential American soul music label later known as Stax Records, famed for shaping the sound of Southern soul in the 1960s.

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Satellite Records canonical 3
Satellite Records studio 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label
record label
activeInDecade 1960s
associatedMovement Memphis soul
associatedWith Stax Records
associatedWithCity Memphis
basedInRegion Southern United States
surface form: American South
businessType independent record label
city Memphis
coFounder Estelle Axton
Jim Stewart
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact influenced development of Southern soul music
foundedBy Estelle Axton
Jim Stewart
genre Southern soul
rhythm and blues
soul music
historicalRole precursor to Stax Records label brand
industry music industry
laterKnownAs Stax Records
location Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
notableFor being the original name of Stax Records
shaping the sound of Southern soul in the 1960s
specializedIn rhythm and blues recordings
soul music recordings
state Tennessee

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Stax Records originalName Satellite Records
Jim Stewart founded Satellite Records
Gee Whiz (album) recordedInStudio Satellite Records
subject surface form: Gee Whiz
this entity surface form: Satellite Records studio
The Mar-Keys recordLabel Satellite Records