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Vor 4 Tagen · He and his sister, Estelle Axton, found an old movie theater in Memphis to turn into a recording studio, and they opened up a record store next door. Now, this was the segregated South in the...
Vor 6 Tagen · For decades the prevailing mythology of Stax went something like this: Founded by the white brother-sister pair of Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton (the St-Ax of the label’s name), Stax brought ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Started in Memphis by Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton two years before Gordy founded his label (which has even been the subject of a children’s book), Stax Records has always seemingly existed in Motown’s shadow, but a new docuseries from HBO and director Jamila Wignot is giving the musical home of artists including Otis ...
Vor einem Tag · Stax Records, founded by Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton in 1959, became known as the Southern counterpart to Motown. The label produced iconic hits like 'Soul Man' by Sam & Dave, 'Respect' by Otis Redding, and 'Theme From Shaft' by Isaac Hayes.
Vor 2 Tagen · With a loan and the support from his sister Estelle Axton, the duo relocated Satellite Records to Memphis in 1959, setting up shop in an old movie theater at 926 E. McLemore Avenue. From this partnership, Stax Records emerged and so did its name—combining the first two letters of Stewart and Axton. The establishment of this new company marked ...
Vor 2 Tagen · In 1957, two siblings named Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton founded a music business that would become one of the most important institutions to ever emerge from my hometown of Memphis.
Vor 5 Tagen · Beginning as Satellite Records two years prior, Stax emerged from the partnership between siblings Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. The recording studio and label produced some of the most prolific...
