Stax Records

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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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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

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The Queen Alone (album) recordLabel Stax Records
subject surface form: The Queen Alone
The Queen Alone (album) recordedAt Stax Records
subject surface form: The Queen Alone
this entity surface form: Stax Studios
The Queen Alone (album) labelImprint Stax Records
subject surface form: The Queen Alone
this entity surface form: Stax
King & Queen (album with Otis Redding) recordLabel Stax Records
subject surface form: King & Queen
King & Queen (album with Otis Redding) recordedAt Stax Records
subject surface form: King & Queen
this entity surface form: Stax Studios
The Mar-Keys recordLabel Stax Records
The Mar-Keys associatedWith Stax Records
Steve Cropper employer Stax Records
Soul Man recordLabel Stax Records
William Bell associatedWith Stax Records
William Bell recordLabel Stax Records
David Porter employer Stax Records
David Porter recordLabel Stax Records
In the Rain recordLabel Stax Records
Volt Records parentCompany Stax Records
Volt Records associatedWith Stax Records
Volt Records foundedBy Stax Records
Theme from Shaft recordLabel Stax Records
Hot Buttered Soul recordLabel Stax Records
Hot Buttered Soul partOf Stax Records
this entity surface form: Stax Records discography
Black Moses recordLabel Stax Records
Shaft (soundtrack) recordLabel Stax Records
Do Your Thing recordLabel Stax Records
Dave Prater recordLabel Stax Records
I Thank You recordLabel Stax Records
I Thank You producer Stax Records
Stax/Volt Revue European tour label Stax Records
this entity surface form: Stax
Sam Moore notableLabel Stax Records
Estelle Axton notableWork Stax Records
Estelle Axton coFounded Stax Records
Estelle Axton employer Stax Records