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LITTLE RICHARD: 1932-2020

While Depression-era Macon, Georgia may have been an eclectic place with interesting people, not just everyone had 11 brothers and sisters, lived in a rundown house on a dirt street, had a father who was a minister and sold moonshine on the side, and was a young bisexual man who wore a high pompadour hairstyle

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April 4, 2020: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Today, as we remember the life and legacy of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his death in Memphis just a few miles from Stax Records, we also salute the Stax artists who wrote and recorded much of the soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement. It’s also something of a little known fact

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Stax Museum introduces new online archive website

In a move to keep Stax Records fans and enthusiasts engaged during the current COVID-19 coronavirus emergency, the Stax Museum, which remains closed until further notice, has introduced a new website that features a rare collection of Stax graphics and other items that have been digitized. Generously supported by the Grammy Museum Foundation. “DEEP CUTS:

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Stax Museum closed temporarily due to coronavirus. All events postponed through April 30, 2020

The Soulsville Foundation – which operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy, and The Soulsville Charter School at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee –has made the difficult decision to temporarily close the Stax Museum out of concern for the safety of its employees, visitors, volunteers, and other

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