The Stax Museum is saddened to learn of the passing of the iconic Rance Allen of the Rance Allen Group, whose thunderous voice has awed audiences for decades from concert halls to churches and the White House. Along with his brothers Thomas and Steve, as teenagers in their Monroe, Michigan hometown, they were one of
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To help offset financial losses the Stax Museum of American Soul Music is experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Mable John has asked that you consider making a donation in honor of her November 3. 2020 90th Birthday. We know the COVID pandemic has caused financial hardships for many people around the world, but if
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On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 3 pm CST, 4 pm ET, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will host “Live From Studio A at the Stax Museum,” a virtual concert by Memphis’ own Soul Music artist and storyteller Talibah Safiya with 926, the Stax Music Academy Alumni Band. Safiya is an
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Pop icon, GRAMMY© Award winner, and Academy Award nominee Huey Lewis has teamed up with the London, UK/Austin, Texas-based Soundwaves Art Foundation to help raise funds for the nonprofit Stax Music Academy, an afterschool and summer music institute at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Soundwave’s Tim Wakefield has created an original
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The Stax Museum is excited to announce that on Sunday, September 6, 2020, GRAMMY Award winning artist Kirk Whalum will present a concert live streamed from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. While the event is not open to the public because of COVID-19 precautions, viewers can tune in to watch on Kirk’s Facebook
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