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24. Jan. 2024 · Background of Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. Before delving into the formation of Stax Records, it is important to understand the individuals behind its creation – Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. Jim Stewart, born in 1930 in Middleton, Tennessee, had a deep passion for music from a young age. He was a self-taught musician who played various ...
11. Dez. 2022 · Convincing his sister, Estelle Axton, to invest in the company (she mortgaged her house to do so), Stewart bought an Ampex console tape machine and set up a makeshift recording studio in a rural Memphis suburb. Introduced to rhythm & blues music by songwriter and musician Chips Moman (who would go on to find fame as a producer with his American Sound Studio), Stewart took a chance and released ...
20. Mai 2024 · The four-part series tells the story of the family-owned Memphis label, founded by Jim Stewart in 1957 and co-owned by his sister Estelle Axton, whose color-blind approach to music turned a deaf ...
14. Apr. 2016 · Estelle Axton also loved music, but she had something that Jim didn’t have: a natural ear for hit songs. Being 12 years older than her brother, she was a bit more established in her modest life. She was married and had a job at a local bank. Among her coworkers, she was known for her keen musical taste — they even paid her to shop for their ...
20. Mai 2024 · Rather, it was a combination of the first two letters of its co-founders: musician and songwriter Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton. As we hear, Stewart asked his sister to invest in his ...
Estelle Axton (* 11. September 1918 in Middleton, Tennessee als Estelle Stewart ; † 25. Februar 2004 in Memphis ) war eine US-amerikanische Unternehmerin und, gemeinsam mit ihrem Bruder Jim Stewart , die Gründerin von Stax Records .
Estelle Axton and her brother, Jim Stewart, were the founders of Stax Records. He graduated from Messick High School in 1959. Career. By 1959, Packy Axton had become a member of the Royal Spades, a group formed by Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Charlie Freeman and Terry Johnson, which expanded to include a horn section composed of Axton ...
