S-Curve Records CEO Steve Greenberg, who worked with Stewart on "The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968," remembers the pioneer and his groundbreaking label. By Steve Greenberg Steve Greenberg, ...

Jim Stewart, who co-founded legendary Memphis R&B label Stax, has died at age 92. Stax shared a statement Monday night: “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Stax Records founder Jim ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's one of the strange twists of history that the greatest, funkiest soul label in the world, one of the most powerful outlets ...

Stax Records spent decades spinning gold. The label nurtured a unique sound that blended R&B, gospel, blues, and country, eventually leading the way in a soul revolution. Stax became a home to icons ...

Otis Redding, known as the "King of Soul," tragically died at 26. His fascinating story is the subject of an upcoming biopic.

Bettye Crutcher, one of the distinctive songwriters of soul music’s golden era, has died. A staff writer at Stax Records, Crutcher helped pen hits and classics for the label’s stars including Johnnie ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

At the very end of another musician's recording session, Otis Redding was given a chance to try out the mic. He took it.

Jim Stewart, who co-founded the iconic Stax record label, has died. “While his impact on soul music is immeasurable, the ‘Memphis Sound’ he fostered throughout the 1960s and 70s as a savvy record ...

It’s one of the strange twists of history that the greatest, funkiest soul label in the world, one of the most powerful outlets for Black expression, was started by a white hillbilly fiddler named Jim ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...