Booker T. Jones was in math class at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis when his life suddenly changed forever. David Porter, a fellow student and musician, told Jones he and his saxophone ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Here, at 926 East McLemore Avenue -- home of the now-defunct Stax Records studio and one of the most famous addresses in American music history -- the soul is returning to a rundown ...

Steve Cropper, who got his start at Stax Records in Memphis, would ultimately help define the sound of soul music.

"We were on top of the world." HBO Docs has unveiled the trailer for a documentary series titled STAX: Soulsville U.S.A., arriving for streaming later this month. This docu series from HBO "captures ...

You probably know some of the songs that came from Stax Records, like this one by Booker T. and the M.G.s, who played on a lot of other Stax recordings, including this beauty from Otis Redding.

You can't tell the story of Memphis, or really understand the magic of the Bluff City, without knowing about its music. No city on Earth packs as much musical history as Memphis, and for those ...

Guitarist Steve Cropper, who left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records, has died, his son Cameron confirmed to Variety on ...

To say that Stax Records was a successful music label would be an understatement. Founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart, the company drew upon a mix of young, local talent, and by 1973, the label was one of ...

For many, the importance of these songs as they historically mark the final studio works of Elvis Presley are without question essential to the memory of "The King." For this reason, Ernst Mikael ...