Stax Museum

On May 5, join the Memphis Listening Lab, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, and the Memphis music community in celebrating the life, legacy, and music of Johnnie Taylor on what would have b...

http://staxmuseum.com/event/johnnie-taylors-90th-birthday-celebration-at-memphis-listening-lab/

Bounty hunter Mack “Truck” Turner (Isaac Hayes) almost always finds his target, but his latest prize — a pimp called Gator (Paul Harris) — is killed while Turner is chasing him. Gator’s...

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1. In the Midnight Hour “In the Midnight Hour” is a soul song originally performed by Wilson Pickett. Released in 1965, the song was written by Pickett and Steve Cropper, the guitarist of the...

http://staxmuseum.com/singersroom-10-best-wilson-pickett-songs-of-all-time/

Join WYXR host (“Let’s Get Lost”) and Memphis jazz/R&B guitarist Joe Restivo and Stax Museum Director Jeff Kollath for a listening room session and discussion about drummer Chico Hamilton�...

http://staxmuseum.com/event/class-of-74-chico-hamilton-the-master-with-joe-restivo-and-jeff-kollath/

   Deanie Parker and William C. Rhodes III will receive honorary degrees at the 175th Commencement of Rhodes College on May 11. Rhodes is former president and chief executive officer of AutoZon...

http://staxmuseum.com/rhodes-college-to-award-honorary-degrees-to-veteran-stax-records-executive-and-grammy-award-winnerdeanie-parker-and-autozone-executive-william-c-rhodes-iii/

LOS ANGELES (MARCH 20, 2024) – Today, the Recording Academy® revealed the 2024 inducted recordings to the distinguished GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® on its 50th anniversary. This year’s additions i...

http://staxmuseum.com/you-dont-miss-your-water-by-william-bell-inducted-to-grammy-hall-of-fame-in-2024/

FREE ADMISSION! Join the Stax Museum for a special book signing and discussion with the author of “Cold War Country: How Nashville’s Music Row and the Pentagon Created the Sound of American P...

http://staxmuseum.com/event/cold-war-country-lecture-book-signing-with-author-joseph-m-thompson/

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music as we continue our second “Saturday Family Day” every month from 1-5 PM. This event offers free admission and is i...

http://staxmuseum.com/event/free-april-family-day/

MEMPHIS – Among soul music fans, few things are as emotionally charged as comparisons between Stax Records and Motown. And now the Soulsville Foundation’s 2024 Black History Month producti...

http://staxmuseum.com/soulsville-foundations-4th-annual-free-virtual-black-history-month-2024-production-stax-meets-motown/

In the illustrious tapestry of soul music, few voices resonate as profoundly as the incomparable Otis Redding. Revered as one of the genre’s most influential figures, Redding’s emotive vocals...

http://staxmuseum.com/singersroom-the-10-best-otis-redding-songs-of-all-time/