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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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Stax Records canonical	105
Stax Studios	14
Stax	11
Stax Records artists	1
Stax Records discography	1
Stax Records label	1
Stax Records performance style	1
Stax Records production team	1
Stax Records studio	1
Stax/Volt	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 ⓘ CBS Records ⓘ
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 (137)

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

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

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

this entity surface form: Stax Records label

That Nigger's Crazy → reissuedBy → Stax Records ⓘ

Otis Redding → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Albert King → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Soulsville, USA → knownFor → Stax Records ⓘ

Soulsville, USA → hasLandmark → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Records studio

Soulsville, USA → hasOrganization → Stax Records ⓘ

Stax Music Academy → associatedWith → Stax Records ⓘ

Stax Music Academy → teachesStyle → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Records performance style

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

Carla Thomas → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Isaac Hayes → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Isaac Hayes → employer → Stax Records ⓘ

Sam & Dave → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Mavis Staples → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Wilson Pickett → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Hold On, I’m Coming → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Hold On, I’m Coming → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

subject surface form: Ain't No Sunshine

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats → label → Stax Records ⓘ

Fantasy Records → hasImprint → Stax Records ⓘ

Booker T. Jones → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Soul music → notableLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Try a Little Tenderness → recordLabelForOtisReddingVersion → Stax Records ⓘ

Respect → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

subject surface form: Respect (song)

These Arms of Mine → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

These Arms of Mine → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

I've Been Loving You Too Long → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Mr. Pitiful → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Mr. Pitiful → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

subject surface form: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

subject surface form: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

album The Dock of the Bay → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

subject surface form: The Dock of the Bay

album The Dock of the Bay → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

subject surface form: The Dock of the Bay

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

The Bar-Kays → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

The Bar-Kays → associatedAct → Stax Records ⓘ

Albert Nelson → memberOf → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Records artists

Albert Nelson → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax

Born Under a Bad Sign → publisher → Stax Records ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign → recordedAt → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax Studios

Laundromat Blues → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax

I'll Play the Blues for You → recordLabel → Stax Records ⓘ

I'll Play the Blues for You → labelImprint → Stax Records ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stax