Washington High School in Memphis when his life suddenly ... The first two letters of their last names gave the studio its snappy moniker: Stax. "David pushed past that green curtain at 926 ...

A celebration of life was held Jan. 12 in Memphis for fabled music producer Jim Gaines, who died Nov. 9 at 83.

The studio is also a featured stop on many of the best Memphis tours. Sitting south of downtown Memphis, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m ...

Sun wasn’t the only groundbreaking studio from Memphis, and perhaps the best museum in town is the Stax Museum Of American Soul Music. Though the original Stax building was knocked down some 30 ...

In the mid '60s, their string of 10 straight top 20 R&B hits would include two soul masterpieces, "Hold On, I'm Comin', "and "Soul Man," recorded in the Stax studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 1959, as equal partners, the siblings turned a shuttered Memphis theater into ... whether in the studio or at the label’s offices. Quoted on the Stax Museum of American Soul Music’s website ...

Memphis Music Hall of Famer Don Nix has died. A member of the early Stax group The Mar-Keys ... out to Hollywood where he worked with fellow studio wiz Leon Russell on projects for Gary Lewis ...

While Motown is widely considered the home of soul, the legendary Stax Records gave the Detroit label a run for their money. Influential in popularising the southern soul scene exploding in Memphis, ...

Memphis musicians and fellow Stax alumni eulogized Moore on Saturday. Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has ...

Today the Stax recording studio has been replaced by the extraordinary Stax Museum of American Soul ... peacock-blue Cadillac Eldorado. One of Memphis's most popular attractions, the Memphis Zoo, ...