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The Official Stax Records Website, home to historic and influential artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the MG's, Johnnie Taylor, & more. Celebrating Stax's SOUL EXPLOSION! . The 20 Best Stax Records Songs. By Paste Staff | May 22, 2017 ... Carla would go on to record at Stax for the next decade, often collaborating with her father, Rufus Thomas. #stax #soulexplosion 1969 marked a year that was full of both trepidation and excitement for Stax Records. We [were now] a viable independent record company. Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion, a book about Stax Records, the conflict in Memphis, and the resolution in sweet southern soul music.

Stax honors the music of The Gospel Truth Records, a subsidiary of Stax Records, with the first-ever digital release of 25 albums from the label’s catalog. 572 likes. Great interviews with all the important people involved really tell the story. Robert Gordon's book sparkles with good writing built upon a rock-solid foundation of original research.

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