Stax

Headquarters: Memphis, TN

Founded: 1959-1976

Founded by: Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton

Link: Stax Museum

Genre(s):
 * R&B
 * Soul
 * Funk

Active Roster
n/a

Inactive Roster

 * Rufus Thomas
 * Carla Thomas
 * Otis Redding
 * Issac Hayes
 * Booker T & The MGs
 * The Bar-Kays
 * The Mar-Keys
 * Sam & Dave
 * Albert King
 * The Staple Singers
 * The Emotions
 * The Admirals
 * The Astors
 * Estelle Axton
 * The Baracudas
 * Barbara & The Browns
 * William Bell
 * Billy & The King Bees
 * C. L. Blast
 * Lou Bond
 * Shirley Brown
 * The Canes
 * Gus Cannon
 * Nick Charles
 * The Charmels
 * The Chips
 * Chris & Shack
 * Circle O' Fire
 * Judy Clay
 * The Cobras
 * Arthur Conley
 * Prince Conley
 * Don Covay
 * Steve Cropper
 * Johnnie Daye
 * Rick Dees
 * Delaney & Bonnie
 * The Del-Rays
 * The Del-Rios
 * Dino & Doc
 * Dixie & The Nightingales
 * Donald Dunn
 * Jimmy Dotson
 * The Drapels
 * The Emotions
 * The Epsilons
 * The Fleets
 * Eddie Floyd
 * The Four Shells
 * Inez Foxx
 * Eddie Giles
 * The Goodees
 * Gorgeous George
 * Bernie Hayes
 * Charles Heinz
 * Lindell Hill
 * Ernie Hines
 * John Lee Hooker
 * R.B. Hudmon
 * Jimmy Hugues
 * Ivory Joe Hunter
 * Luther Ingram
 * Al Jackson Jr.
 * Margie Joseph
 * Jeanne & The Darlings
 * Eddie Jefferson * Johnny Jenkins
 * Jimmy & The Spartans
 * Mable John
 * Cheryl & Pam Johnson
 * Hoyt Johnson
 * Ruby Johnson
 * Kilo
 * Eddie Kirk
 * Linda Lyndell
 * Little Milton
 * Oscar Mack
 * The Mad Lads
 * Bobby Marchan
 * The Memphis Horns
 * Derek Martin
 * Jimmy Mccracklin
 * Mel & Tim
 * The Memphis Nomads
 * Art Jerry Miller
 * Floyd Newman
 * Ollie & The Nightingales
 * Deanie Parker
 * Louis Paul
 * Wilson Pickett
 * David Porter
 * The Premiers
 * Elvis Presley
 * Eddie Purrell
 * Donna Rae
 * Wendy Rene
 * Mack Rice
 * River City Street Band
 * Calvin Scott
 * Ray Scott
 * Shack
 * Sir Isaac & The Do-Dads
 * Sir Mack Rice
 * The Soul Children
 * Barbara Stephens
 * The Stingers
 * Johnnie Taylor
 * The Temprees
 * Israel Tolbert
 * The Tonettes
 * The Triumphs
 * The T.S.U. Toronadoes
 * The Van-Dells
 * The Vel-Tones
 * Shirley Walton
 * Dorothy Williams
 * Loretta Williams
 * Bobby Wilson
 * Billy Young

Key Releases

 * Issac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
 * Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions

Biography
Stax, originally Satellite, was one of the biggest and most important labels in R&B and Soul music history. They were responsible for some of the biggest crossover hits of the genre, and had a distinctive sound, thanks to their top-notch session bands, The Mar-Keys and, later, Booker T & The MGs (both of which had solo successes as well). They launched many acts to stardom, including Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, not to mention Issac Hayes, and many Stax artists were featured in Wattstax, a documentary/concert film. Stax had a R&B[[ subsidiary, [[Volt, although the two labels are so intertwined, you never hear of "Volt" without "Stax" nearby.