Electronic Press Kit This is the Stax Museum Electronic Press Kit. To utilize the exterior marquee, which is licensed and copyrighted, please contact Mary Helen Randall at 901-596-3945. Images Click HERE for all approved images: Mission The Stax Museum of American Souls Music seeks to present, preserve, promote and interpret the art, history, culture and
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Frankie Beverly, a funk and R&B innovator, singer, songwriter, producer and founder of the band Maze, died Tuesday. He was 77. Beverly’s death was confirmed by his family in a post via the band’s Facebook and Instagram accounts: “Grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal and emotional experience,” the announcement reads. “This period
Continue Reading nextClick to Join! If you, like thousands across the country, saw the recent HBO Documentary Stax: Soulsville USA, you know only part of the story. The film did an incredible job sharing the story of the legends and the life-changing music created here in Soulsville, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. One thing
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The list reads like it’s a Who’s Who of Stax and Hi Records icons and some new voices: Bobby Manuel, Steve Potts, Charles Hodges, Lester Snell, Jim Spake, Mark Franklin, Leroy Hodges, Kirk Smothers, Bobby Green, Boo Mitchell, Latoya Moore, and others. This new record, No Turning Back, written and produced by Bobby Manuel and
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VALERIE JUNE’S “HIGH NOTE” (FEAT. STAX MUSIC ACADEMY) IS A EUPHORIC SLICE OF MEMPHIS SOUL New Track Honors Soul Legend Mavis Staples Listen To “High Note” (Feat. Stax Music Academy) HERE Tour Dates Supporting Tyler Childers Begin June 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 31, 2024 – Today, visionary singer-songwriter Valerie June has shared a
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