November, 2020 – Concord, in partnership with Stax Records, the Stax Music Academy (SMA) and the Soulsville Foundation recently held a six-week virtual event that paired high school students from the Academy with some of the top songwriting and publishing experts in the music business and a who’s who of renowned songwriters and producers. The
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Stax Records icon, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award winner Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MGs 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
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On the Soulsville campus at the original site of Stax Records, the Soulsville Foundation operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy, and The Soulsville Charter School. Like you, 2020 has forced us to face many challenges. We have been blessed to find hope and inspiration through every challenge and wanted to
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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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