Stax Records
Stax Records is a record label founded in 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee, known for its soul, R&B, and funk recordings from artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and Booker T. & the M.G.'s. The label, now owned by Concord, is managed through Concord's Craft Recordings unit, which issues reissues of Stax's catalog and new releases.www.staxrecords.com
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Oct 27, 2026
Bernhard SchmitzHOST
In 1969 Luther Ingram followed Baylor south to Memphis.
Bernhard SchmitzHOST
He started recording with the core Stax players whose self and weight gave his delivery a depth that paid off by 1970 with tracks like My Honey and Me.
Bernhard SchmitzHOST
The 45 climbed to number 19 in the RMB charts and crossed over to number 55 pop.
Bernhard SchmitzHOST
Ingram had finally arrived.
Luther IngramSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As close as one.
Luther IngramSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Just two lucky people.
Bernhard SchmitzHOST
Johnny Baylor meanwhile got to work at Stax.
Bernhard SchmitzHOST
If he wasn't already, Baylor would soon become a master in the game of payola.
Rolo GuitarHOST
The whole song has a very retro sound, just as R&B and hip-hop start crossing over.
Rolo GuitarHOST
It's reminiscent of the Memphis sound, very Stax-driven.
Rolo GuitarHOST
You can easily but incorrectly suppose Sam and Dave sang a 60s original of this song.
Rolo GuitarHOST
Equally, the organ part could have been played by The Swampers' Spooner Oldham, behind one of Aretha Franklin's late 60s soul gems.
John McCoyGUEST
You know, the soul stuff.
John McCoyGUEST
And I think the bass parts in some of those Motown and Stax records are just incredible.
John McCoyGUEST
A lady called Carol Kay was a bass player.
Paulie ChristineHOST
Oh, yeah.
Pat Mitchell WorleyHOST
Just by Googling, I found a handful across the country.
Kevin CubbinsHOST
Well, this is the first time I've known of there being one here in Memphis, the home of Stax, home of Booker T and the MGs.
Pat Mitchell WorleyHOST
So obviously this is the real tribute band, the official Stax
Kevin CubbinsHOST
authorized one.
Kevin CubbinsHOST
Right.
Kevin CubbinsHOST
And speaking of Stax, we're back at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music for this performance.
Kevin CubbinsHOST
This performance was captured from the cutting room floor of Studio A, which is where the original recording of the album Macklemore Avenue was recorded in 1970.
Pat Mitchell WorleyHOST
The album title is a not-so-subtle hint to the music the album contains.
EricHOST
Their single, I Don't Believe, became number three nationwide and number one in Memphis.
EricHOST
1972, he signed with Stax Recordings, Inc. in Memphis, releasing an album and four singles on the Enterprise label in 1973.
EricHOST
After Stax, he signed with Shelter Logic.
EricHOST
His single, Love Someone and Make Them Happy and Crystal Blue, was taken off when the record label was sued by Columbia.
EricHOST
they had, they had signed and released a record on a fee on a female vocalist that was still under contract with Columbia.
Michael BerryHOST
Elvis said, T.G. works for me now, and the label said, you're Elvis? Okay.
Michael BerryHOST
He was a big shot with our friend Steve Cropper at Stax Records, home of Sam and Dave, and so much more.
Michael BerryHOST
Beautiful music.
Michael BerryHOST
He's 82 years old.
Natalie Van GundyHOST
But stay with us after that for more of the day's news.
Mary CasciolaHOST
More than 50 years ago, Stax drummer Al Jackson was killed in the Central Avenue home he shared with his wife, Barbara.
Mary CasciolaHOST
The story she told to police was that she came home to find an intruder, a young, tall black man with a mustache, and he tied her up as part of a robbery.
Mary CasciolaHOST
And when Al came home, the robber asked for money, shot him five times, and then fled into the night.
Jody CallahanGUEST
And Al was playing drums before he was even a teenager and playing them with large groups too, large big band groups, that kind of thing.
Jody CallahanGUEST
So Al was a musician from birth.
Jody CallahanGUEST
And then he gravitated towards Stax and where he became the founding drummer of Booker T and the MGs.
Jody CallahanGUEST
Booker T and the MGs also were essentially the house band for every recording at Stax for years.
Tim WebsterHOST
Known as the Colonel, and when I say a hero, guitar player.
Tim WebsterHOST
Not just that, he was the guitarist in the Stax Records house band Booker T and the MGs.
Tim WebsterHOST
He backed Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett.
Tim WebsterHOST
Sam and Dave, you know, but Neil Young, he was in the Blues Brothers band and he co-wrote this absolute gem, which I'll leave you with, which is sitting on the dock of the bay here at Ultimo, but they were in San Francisco.
Annika YoungHOST
Luther Ingram and Mack Rice wrote that one, and yes, that's the same Mack Rice who wrote Mustang Sally.
Annika YoungHOST
It came out on Stax out of Memphis, but they recorded it at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama with the house band people called The Swampers.
Annika YoungHOST
All right, Joy, let's flip the record to socialism.
Annika YoungHOST
Ask 10 people what it means, and you'll get 10 answers.
Stephen CookCORRESPONDENT
Gaines got a job as a gopher at Pepper Tanner's Commercial Jingle Studio after high school graduation.
Stephen CookCORRESPONDENT
Learning the ropes, Gaines moved to Stax Records in the late 1960s, working for Steve Cropper on Otis Redding and others.
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through the revolution.
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