Stax Records

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record label soul music label

Stax Records was a pioneering American soul music label based in Memphis, Tennessee, renowned for shaping Southern soul and launching the careers of artists like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and Booker T. & the M.G.'s.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Stax Records label	1
Stax Records performance style	1
Stax Records studio	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	record label ⓘ soul music label ⓘ
associatedMovement	civil rights era soul music ⓘ
associatedMuseum	Stax Museum of American Soul Music ⓘ
associatedStudio	Stax studio ⓘ
bankruptcy	1975 ⓘ
basedInNeighborhood	Memphis ⓘ surface form: South Memphis
city	Memphis ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionPartner	Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ
foundedBy	Estelle Axton ⓘ Jim Stewart ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ Southern soul ⓘ funk ⓘ soul ⓘ
headquartersAddress	926 East McLemore Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ
houseBand	Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ The Bar-Kays ⓘ The Mar-Keys ⓘ
knownFor	integrated house band and staff during the civil rights era ⓘ shaping Southern soul music ⓘ
location	Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
namedAfter	Estelle Axton ⓘ Jim Stewart ⓘ
notableArtist	Albert King ⓘ Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ Carla Thomas ⓘ Eddie Floyd ⓘ Isaac Hayes ⓘ Otis Redding ⓘ Rufus Thomas ⓘ Sam & Dave ⓘ Mavis Staples ⓘ surface form: The Staple Singers William Bell ⓘ
notableRelease	Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ surface form: Booker T. & the M.G.'s – "Green Onions" Isaac Hayes ⓘ surface form: Isaac Hayes – "Theme from Shaft" (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay ⓘ surface form: Otis Redding – "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
originalName	Satellite Records ⓘ
parentCompany	Concord Records ⓘ surface form: Concord Music Group
revival	21st century brand revival ⓘ
state	Tennessee ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	gospel-influenced vocals ⓘ horn-driven arrangements ⓘ raw, live-in-the-studio sound ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stax Music Academy → associatedWith → Stax Records ⓘ

Stax Museum of American Soul Music → commemorates → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Records label

Stax Museum of American Soul Music → dedicatedTo → Stax Records ⓘ

Isaac Hayes → employer → Stax Records ⓘ

Soulsville, USA → hasLandmark → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Records studio

Soulsville, USA → hasOrganization → Stax Records ⓘ

Soulsville, USA → knownFor → Stax Records ⓘ

Albert King → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Booker T. & the M.G.'s → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Carla Thomas → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Isaac Hayes → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Mavis Staples → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Otis Redding → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Sam & Dave → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

That Nigger's Crazy → reissuedBy → Stax Records ⓘ

Stax Music Academy → teachesStyle → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Records performance style