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Vor 18 Stunden · The small Memphis label Stax Records created soul hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and others. It's the subject of a new documentary on MAX. We're ...
Vor einem Tag · Although Carla Thomas had her share of R&B hits in the 1960s, the Queen of Memphis Soul wasn't as visible on the pop charts as Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick or Gladys Knight. Thomas wasn't a superstar in the pop world, but Stax's Al Bell believed she had the potential to become one and
Vor 3 Tagen · I'm David Bianculli. Stax Records produced some of the most important Southern soul music of the 1960s - music by such performers as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Booker T and the M.G.'s, Isaac Hayes and The Staple Singers. Here are some examples of the Stax sound. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HOLD ON, I'M COMIN'") SAM AND DAVE ...
Vor 5 Tagen · With hits from Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas (“‘Cause I Love You”), and Sam & Dave (“Hold On, I’m Comin’”), Stax’s status grew, and a national distribution deal with Atlantic Records was...
Vor einem Tag · The small Memphis label Stax Records created soul hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and others. It's the subject of a new docum...
Vor 4 Tagen · Carla Thomas, the Bar-Kays’ James Alexander, and songwriter David Porter all get the starring turns that they deserve. Historical footage — especially from the sanitation workers’ strike — puts Stax in more a vivid context. Eventually, the label’s early-’70s resurgence makes it not a partner to Memphis’ business community, but a ...
Vor 4 Tagen · As much as the STAX records story is a classic, Univeral tale of triumph over oppression, in this polarized world, tragedy was waiting to have its say in events, and soon after his triumphant Monterey performance, Otis Redding met his fate, along with members of the original Bay-Kays, his backup band, in a tragic plane crash, the first blow to the camaraderie of the STAX family. Speaking of ...
