BIG NEWS Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. has been nominated for a PeabodyAward! The HBO Max docuseries was selected via unanimous vote by the Peabody Board of Jurors. Congratulations and thank you to all involved who helped to tell he amazing StaxRecords story! The winners will be announced on May 1, and the 85th Peabody Awards ceremony

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Terry Manning, who died yesterday, March 25, 2025, was a music producer, songwriter, photographer, recording engineer and artist known for work in rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres. His age was 77 and he died at home in El Paso, Texas. In 2016, he performed with the Stax Music Academy Live in Studio

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The Stax Museum of American Soul Music mourns the loss of legendary Sam Moore, who died yesterday Friday, January 10, 2025 at age 89 years old. “Sam came and spent some time with us in 2013 as part of our 10th Anniversary and performed at our Stax to the Max with the Stax Music Academy

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Quincy Jones, the record producer, arranger, and cultural trailblazer whose influence spanned more than seven decades, has died at 91. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed his death in a statement, noting that Jones died peacefully at his home in Bel Air. The statement did not specify the cause. Known for producing Michael Jackson’s landmark albums,

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