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Stax: Soulsville USA

Stax: Soulsville USA
★ 8.8/10•2024•55m•TV-MA•Documentary
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The sound of Memphis electrified the world.

The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.

StatusEnded
Runtime55m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 20, 2024

Episodes

Episode 1 - Cause I Love YouE160m

Cause I Love You

In the late 1950s, Memphis' Stax Records quickly becomes one of the most influential record labels on the Black music scene, breaking out iconic artists such as Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MG's, and Otis Redding. As popularity grows in the Black market, Stax executives and musicians transcend racial divides and bring their music into the American mainstream.

May 20, 2024

Episode 2 - Soul ManE253m

Soul Man

Stax breaks through to the white market with Sam & Dave's crossover hit "Soul Man." But the untimely death of Stax star Otis Redding, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., legal obstacles, and ongoing racial tensions in Memphis reveal cracks in the company's façade.

May 20, 2024

Episode 3 - Respect YourselfE351m

Respect Yourself

Despite severe business setbacks, Stax Records rises again with Isaac Hayes's Oscar® and Grammy®-winning work for the 1971 smash hit Shaft.

May 21, 2024

Episode 4 - Nothing Takes the Place of YouE462m

Nothing Takes the Place of You

By the 1970s, a booming Stax expands to Los Angeles and gives back to the Black community with the benefit concert Wattstax. But when their bank goes under and the company faces other legal setbacks, Stax prepares to shutter its doors.

May 21, 2024

Actors

Al Bell

Self - CMO / President of Stax

Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas

Self - Artist

Jim Stewart

Self - Founder of Stax

Deanie Parker

Self - Director of Publicity / Stax

Rob Bowman

Rob Bowman

Self - Historian

David Porter

Self - Musician

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