Stax studio
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Stax studio was the legendary Memphis recording studio where many classic soul and R&B records of the 1960s and 1970s were created.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stax studio canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music studio
ⓘ
recording studio ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| affiliatedLabel |
Stax Records
ⓘ
Volt Records ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stax Records studio
ⓘ
surface form:
Soulsville U.S.A. studio
Stax Records studio ⓘ
surface form:
Stax Recording Studio
Stax Records studio ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
Southern soul
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| buildingDemolished | yes ⓘ |
| cityNeighborhood |
Soulsville, USA
ⓘ
surface form:
Soulsville, Memphis
|
| coFoundedBy | Estelle Axton ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
helped define the Memphis soul sound
ⓘ
important site in African American music history ⓘ major influence on later R&B and funk ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jim Stewart ⓘ |
| heritageRecognizedAs | historic music landmark ⓘ |
| houseBand | Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableEnsemble |
The Mar-Keys
ⓘ
The Memphis Horns ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key center of Memphis soul sound
ⓘ
racially integrated house band in the 1960s American South ⓘ recording classic soul records in the 1960s ⓘ recording classic soul records in the 1970s ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Stax Records ⓘ |
| originallyNamed | Satellite studio ⓘ |
| recordedArtist |
Albert King
ⓘ
Carla Thomas ⓘ Eddie Floyd ⓘ Isaac Hayes ⓘ Otis Redding ⓘ Rufus Thomas ⓘ Sam & Dave ⓘ The Staple Singers ⓘ Wilson Pickett ⓘ |
| recordedSong |
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
Green Onions ⓘ
surface form:
"Green Onions"
Hold On, I’m Coming ⓘ
surface form:
"Hold On, I'm Comin'"
Soul Man ⓘ
surface form:
"Soul Man"
"Theme from Shaft" ⓘ |
| recordingCharacteristic |
emphasis on groove and rhythm section
ⓘ
raw, punchy horn arrangements ⓘ |
| recordingTechnique | live band tracking ⓘ |
| siteNowOccupiedBy | Stax Museum of American Soul Music ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Comfort Me