724:", "Don't Fight It", "634-5789" and "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" were Stax songs in all but name, as they were all co-written by Steve Cropper, recorded at Stax, and backed by the Stax house band. Although Wexler was greatly enamoured of Stax's "organic" recording methods, some of the artists they brought in created conflict. A June 1965 session with Don Covay created bad feelings, which came to a head in early 1966, when Wilson Pickett returned to record new material. Although the session produced two hit songs—"634-5789" and "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)"—Pickett's "corrosive" character caused havoc in the studio; the session musicians eventually walked out, and the breaking point came when Pickett followed them outside and offered them $ 100 each (US$ 967 in 2023 dollars) to complete the session. As a result, the furious house band bluntly told Jim Stewart not to bring "that asshole" to the studio again. Also tired of another label capitalizing on the Stax sound, Stewart phoned Wexler soon after the Pickett session and told him that he wanted to do no more Stax productions of non-Stax artists. One Atlantic artist who was thus not able to record at Stax was the newly signed
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most had to play at local venues in the evenings to earn enough to support themselves and their families. To remedy this, in 1966 Al Bell appointed the members of the so-called Big Six (Hayes, Porter and Booker T. & the M.G.'s) as full-time salaried employees of Stax, on a fixed salary of $ 125 a week (US$ 1,174 in 2023 dollars). This allowed them to quit their night jobs and become full-time professional studio musicians, and from this point on Booker T. and the M.G.'s regularly backed virtually all of the artists who recorded at Stax. Bell also persuaded Jim
Stewart to set up a "production pool", in which a small portion of the royalty payments Stax was receiving from Atlantic was split equally between the Big Six to pay them for their production duties with the artists they backed.
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wide variety of labels, which gave the Stax staff first-hand knowledge of what kind of music was selling—and was subsequently reflected in the music that Stax recorded. The store quickly became a popular hangout for local teenagers and was used to test-market potential Stax singles, as acetates of recently recorded Stax music were played to gauge customers' reactions. It also provided regular employment for many of the young hopefuls who later became part of Stax's musical family and provided cash flow in the early years while the label was struggling to establish itself. In his 2013 book
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suggested that a two-track recorder should be installed. The Stax team were appalled at the idea, fearing that the distinctive "Stax sound" would be destroyed. However, Dowd pointed out that stereo albums sold for a higher price, which would mean more income for Stax, so in the summer of 1965 he installed an additional two-track recorder, allowing Stax to record sessions simultaneously in mono and stereo, and in 1966 he upgraded the studio further with a four-track recorder.
439:"Last Night" was the first single to be nationally distributed on the Satellite label; previous Atlantic issues of Satellite material were issued nationally on the Atlantic or Atco label. This led to a complaint from another company named Satellite Records, which had been in operation in California for some years but was previously unaware of the Memphis-based Satellite label. Accordingly, in September 1961, Satellite permanently changed its name to "Stax Records", a
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the song: Thomas simply sang through the new number for the band once or twice, humming suggestions for their parts and sounding the rhythm by clacking his teeth close to their ears. Once the new head arrangement was established, Dowd started recording, and Thomas and the band nailed the song in just two takes. When Dowd returned to New York the next day he had the tape of Thomas' breakthrough hit "
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world. When the artists went into the studio, they were there for one reason only, and that was to make hit music, some of which had the social consciousness that became a soundtrack for the civil rights movement. On their 1967 tour in Europe, some of the Stax artists were taken aback by the welcome that they received, enjoying a better reception in parts of Europe than in the United States.
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Veltones and Rufus & Carla, Stewart likened the situation to that of "a blind man who suddenly gained his sight." From 1961 on, virtually all of the output of Satellite Records (and its successor labels Stax and Volt) would be in the R&B/southern soul style.
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She just loved music, loved people. She was always bringing us up there (the record shop), having us listen to records. She kept us in touch with the music industry. I doubt there would have been a Stax
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during the Stax bankruptcy proceedings, but was acquitted of those charges in August 1976. In early 1977, Union Planters sold Stax, its master tapes, and its publishing arms for about four million dollars to a holding corporation. This corporation then sold the Stax-owned master recordings, as well
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down to Memphis that Friday. Dowd had the equipment fixed within two days, and on the Sunday he was able to act as engineer during the creation of a new Rufus Thomas track. He was amazed by the loose, improvisational feel of the session and by the way Thomas and the musicians developed and recorded
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acquired the post-1968 Stax catalogue and selected pre-1968 recordings. Beginning in 1978, Stax (now owned by Fantasy) began signing new acts and issuing new material, as well as reissuing previously recorded Stax material. However, by the early 1980s, no new material was being issued on the label,
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in Memphis, the place where many members of the Stax staff regularly met and ate, and where Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd had written "Knock on Wood". In the riots that followed King's murder, many properties in the vicinity of the Stax studio were attacked by rioters, but Stax was left untouched.
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being unable to get new Stax records despite consumer demands, and the company attempted to annul its distribution deal with CBS. However, although CBS was uninterested in fully promoting Stax, it refused to release the label from its contract, for fear that Stax would land a more productive deal
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became the company's vice president and a co-owner, taking on a more active role as Stewart became less active in Stax's day-to-day operations. Estelle Axton disagreed with Bell's visions for the company, and disputes between the two executives led to an impasse where Bell made plans to leave the
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saw Stax as a means for CBS to fully break into the African-American market and successfully compete with Motown. Bell had originally proposed that CBS buy 50% of the company, but Davis discussed it with CBS's corporate attorneys, who saw anti-trust problems, so a national distribution deal was
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Fantasy, meanwhile, also repackaged and re-released the Stax catalogue it controlled, on the Stax label. Because Fantasy owned the non-master recordings of all Stax material, for several of its Stax compilations, Fantasy issued alternate takes of the Stax hit recordings in place of the master
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Stax's unusual working methods first came to Wexler's attention in the fall of 1963. He was expecting a new single from Carla Thomas, but when he contacted Stax he was told that they had been unable to record for two weeks because of faults in the recording equipment, so he immediately flew
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in the Best Historical Album category and for writer Rob Bowman in the Best Album Notes category. The boxed set was certified gold in 2001, the largest collection of CDs ever to have earned that certification. Fantasy followed their lead and issued volumes two and three of the
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of his son. (Davis, for his part, continues to insist that the "official" reason for his firing was only a convenient excuse and that, in reality, his quick ouster was a matter of personality conflict.) Without Davis at the helm, CBS very quickly lost interest in Stax.
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gave Stax its first big post-Atlantic hit in 1968 with "Who's Making Love", which became the label's best-selling single to that point. To begin rebuilding its catalog, Stax, under orders from Al Bell, released a whopping 27 albums (a Rufus Thomas album titled
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company. Forced to choose between his sister and his vice president, Stewart asked Axton to step down from the company. By 1970, she had sold her shares and would later go on to found Fretone Records, which had a major success in 1976 with the chart-topping "
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hosted an event called "In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul". Invited Stax artists included Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, and Sam Moore. First Lady Obama also led a workshop called, "Soulsville, USA: The History of Memphis Soul."
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began the day afterward, and several Stax artists were trapped in Watts during the violence. Stax also sponsored a Christmas concert in Memphis for several years, the most notorious of which was held in 1968, when special guest
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series in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Volume Two compiles the Stax/Volt singles from 1968 to 1971, while Volume Three completes the collection with the singles issued from 1972 to 1975. Volume Three earned a Best Album Notes
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Stax, meanwhile, subsisted on its own between 1970 and 1972, using independent distributors. By mid-1971, the Stax logo was slightly altered in which the color of the finger-snapping hand was changed from blue to brown.
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were the first artists to make a recording in this new facility; the record, "Cause I Love You" (credited to Rufus & Carla), became a substantial regional hit and was picked up for national distribution by
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worked out instead. However, Davis was fired by the company shortly after signing the Stax distribution deal because of reports that he used funds from CBS for personal expenditures, including an expensive
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Concord has not issued any statement as to the possibility of preparing future releases that would cover the remaining Wattstax material. (Isaac Hayes' complete Wattstax set was released on CD in 1995.)
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and Atlantic) a national R&B powerhouse. Throughout the rest of the 1960s, the label's operations would be greatly aided by several unique factors, including the label's record store, studio,
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purchased the Fantasy Label Group in 2004, and in December 2006 announced the reactivation of the Stax label as a forum for newly recorded music. The first acts signed to the new Stax included
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Foundation also operates the Stax Music Academy and The Soulsville Charter School, all part of the same campus where the original Stax Records was created.
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Great Performances - Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
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tracing the label's triumphs and trials to the present day.
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Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon, and Mark Crosby (2007).
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may not follow Knowledge (XXG)'s policies or guidelines
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Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
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1505:2003–present: Stax Museum and revival of the label
1458:In 1988, Fantasy issued the various artists album
1364:relaunched it as a vehicle for his productions).
3208:Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David (July 18, 1999).
3015:Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David (July 18, 1999).
1644:Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
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2413:"The Soul You Know, The Music You Grew Up On"
1460:Top of the Stax, Vol. 1: Twenty Greatest Hits
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3017:"Stax Album Discography, Part 2 (1968-1972)"
2926:"Stax Records co-founder Estelle Axton dies"
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264:Following the death of Stax's biggest star,
3713:Soulsville U.S.A: The Story of Stax Records
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3875:Learn how and when to remove this message
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2780:. New York: Bloomsbury. pp. 174–176.
2743:. New York: Bloomsbury. pp. 151–152.
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1602:Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
1430:Learn how and when to remove this message
577:Atlantic's highly skilled house engineer
3957:Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
3416:"Concord Music Reactivates Stax Records"
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2436:"Get ready for some golden soul in 2007"
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2196:Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
2117:Larry Raspberry & the High Steppers
1629:contains twelve tracks not included in
1097:Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1032:in Memphis and at recording studios in
901:1968–1972: Stax as an independent label
4785:American companies established in 1957
4476:Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
2434:Lollar, Michael (September 27, 2006).
1873:(signed to Atlantic, recorded at Stax)
1867:(signed to Atlantic, recorded at Stax)
1607:The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1237:Al Bell was arrested and indicted for
1129:, which produced four top 20 hits for
824:In 1967, Atlantic Records was sold to
728:. She instead was sent to Rick Hall's
455:1962–1964: Stax and Volt in ascendancy
3468:. Concord Music Group. Archived from
3443:. Concord Music Group. Archived from
2503:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
1617:On September 22, 2017, Stax released
1187:The last big chart hit for Stax was "
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4708:When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
3320:"Rondor Music International History"
2932:. Associated Press. 25 February 2004
2660:. New York: Bloomsbury. p. 214.
1976:The Epsilons featuring Lloyd Parks -
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336:, was founded in Memphis in 1957 by
2690:. New York: Bloomsbury. p. 82.
1086:", Wattstax was hosted by Reverend
4530:The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
4091:Stax Museum of American Soul Music
3418:. Allaboutjazz.com. Archived from
3251:Bank Plans First Album to Aid Stax
2627:Pareles, Jon (February 27, 2004).
1594:on January 29, 2013. Harper won a
1519:Stax Museum of American Soul Music
1372:1982–2003: Stax as a reissue label
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1267:1978–1981: Stax resumes operations
1259:, the music publishing partner of
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4810:Record labels established in 1957
4780:African-American cultural history
3950:P.O.V. Wattstax companion website
3133:"Let CBS Tell Its Own Ugly Story"
1623:Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration
1545:Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration
1137:1972–1975: decline and bankruptcy
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820:1968: break with Atlantic Records
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3345:Stax Label is Revived by Fantasy
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3085:"Clive Davis: Information from"
1721:1957–1968: Atlantic Records era
1487:Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles
1242:as the name "Stax Records", to
1111:recorded three albums at Stax:
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529:By 1962, multi-instrumentalist
332:Stax Records, originally named
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3924:by Both Sides Now Publications
3922:Stax/Volt albums discographies
2989:"Wholly and Solely About Soul"
1885:1968–1975: post-Atlantic years
1625:two-CD compilation from 2007.
1455:recordings owned by Atlantic.
943:May I Have Your Ticket Please?
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4800:History of Memphis, Tennessee
3212:. Both Sides Now Publications
3019:. Both Sides Now Publications
1794:(Safice, Atlantic, then Stax)
3964:The Otis Redding French site
3944:Documentaries and interviews
2812:separate tables+ atlantic +.
2759:"The Atlantic Records Story"
2497:American Antiquarian Society
2477:American Antiquarian Society
2257:Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
1825:Ollie & the Nightingales
1584:and released his album with
1568:On April 9, 2013, President
4795:Gulf and Western Industries
3580:Farber, Jim (20 May 2024).
3562:. Billboard.com. 2015-09-21
3106:"Changes Made in CBS Guard"
2763:Both Sides Now Publications
2154:2006–present: Concord years
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957:his best-selling soundtrack
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4560:Another Victory Publishing
3974:The Sound of Young America
3928:Stax/Satellite Discography
3894:Official Stax Records site
2351:"The Soul of Stax Records"
2171:Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1960:Booker T. & the M.G.'s
1739:Booker T. & the M.G.'s
1633:; there are two tracks in
1169:Sly & the Family Stone
734:American Group Productions
543:Booker T. & the M.G.'s
355:In 1958, Stewart's sister
244:Booker T. & the M.G.'s
218:music. Stax also released
4627:
3930:by Global Dog Productions
3608:"Rufus Thomas: Biography"
3548:. Grammy.com. 2014-03-03.
3232:Stax Ordered To Shut Down
2899:, Thirteen/WNET New York.
2388:10.1017/S0261143000007753
1637:that are not included in
1480:nominations for producer
1465:In 1991, Atlantic issued
1360:after their new producer
658:You Don't Miss Your Water
40:
4820:Soul music record labels
4459:Concord Music Publishing
3750:Peter Guralnick (1986).
3284:Billboard - Google Books
2703:Billboard - Google Books
2606:Billboard - Google Books
1979:McFadden & Whitehead
1614:Bell in Clarksdale, MS.
1557:released July 10, 2007.
1233:1976–1977: Stax in limbo
1145:. CBS Records President
1052:and licensing albums by
876:was assassinated at the
381:music by staff producer
4416:Music for Little People
4329:Craft Latino Recordings
4109:Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.
3387:"History Of The Awards"
2910:Gordon, Robert (2013).
2895:: Tremolo Productions,
2776:Gordon, Robert (2013).
2739:Gordon, Robert (2013).
2724:Gordon, Robert (2013).
2686:Gordon, Robert (2013).
2671:Gordon, Robert (2013).
2656:Gordon, Robert (2013).
2577:. A&C Black. 2003.
2349:Blount Danois, Ericka.
1660:Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.
826:Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
257:, and earlier forms of
4514:Cinderella (1997 Film)
4254:Original Jazz Classics
4231:Heads Up International
3773:Mark Ribowsky (2015).
3731:Robert Gordon (2013).
3684:Southernavenueband.com
3318:Pfenninger, Leslie J.
2073:The Sweet Inspirations
1752:(Satellite, then Stax)
1598:for Best Blues Album.
1514:
1328:), Johnnie Taylor (on
1246:later that same year.
1227:Martin Luther King Jr.
1034:Muscle Shoals, Alabama
918:
874:Martin Luther King Jr.
854:
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692:plus Volt artists the
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4564:Bicycle Music Company
4425:Loma Vista Recordings
3633:. Staxrecords.free.fr
3350:The Commercial Appeal
3256:The Commercial Appeal
3237:The Commercial Appeal
3182:The Commercial Appeal
2863:The Commercial Appeal
2546:The Commercial Appeal
2242:List of record labels
2080:(Stax and We Produce)
2001:The Rance Allen Group
1861:The Chips (Satellite)
1843:Christian Harmonizers
1652:Best Historical Album
1512:
1352:), Shirley Brown (on
1348:), the Dramatics (on
793:
702:
524:Gene "Bowlegs" Miller
465:artist and repertoire
352:player) at the time.
327:
199:. Founded in 1957 as
109:Universal Music Group
27:American record label
4696:"I Take What I Want"
4226:Contemporary Records
3845:improve this article
3792:Arnold Shaw (1978).
3650:Bowman, Rob (1997).
3304:Bowman, Rob (1997).
3268:Bowman, Rob (1997).
3259:, December 17, 1975.
3194:Bowman, Rob (1997).
3162:Bowman, Rob (1997).
3049:Bowman, Rob (1997).
2558:Bowman, Rob (1997).
2206:Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi
2105:Round Robin Monopoly
1858:Veltones (Satellite)
1827:(Chalice, then Stax)
1449:Collectables Records
1404:improve this section
1214:Take Me To The River
846:Rhythm and the Blues
722:In the Midnight Hour
372:Brunswick, Tennessee
4790:Concord Music Group
4701:Hold On, I'm Comin'
4658:Hold On, I'm Comin'
4569:Concord Music Group
4535:R&H Theatricals
4523:Concord Theatricals
4481:Hang Your Hat Music
4466:Boosey & Hawkes
4314:White Whale Records
4235:HitCo Entertainment
4173:Concord Label Group
4096:Walt Disney Records
3969:MP3 audio interview
3905:Informational sites
3857:footnote references
3604:Unterberger, Richie
3240:, January 13, 1976.
3185:, December 20, 1975
2897:Concord Music Group
1586:Charlie Musselwhite
1205:Union Planters Bank
1161:Earth Wind and Fire
1016:at crosstown rival
994:Deutsche Grammophon
785:Otis Live in Europe
550:during this period
124:Rhino Entertainment
4504:Billie (2019 Film)
4193:Sugar Hill Records
4050:Donald "Duck" Dunn
3758:. Back Bay Books.
3735:. Bloomsbury USA.
3629:Montier, Patrick.
3365:Jet - Google Books
3353:, October 23, 1977
3249:Lollar, Michael. "
3230:Lollar, Michael. "
2994:The New York Times
2891:(TV documentary).
2856:Kingsley, James. "
2633:The New York Times
2539:Kingsley, James. "
2423:on April 15, 2008.
2020:Rev. Jesse Jackson
2010:The Leaders (Volt)
1902:The Staple Singers
1554:No Place Like Soul
1515:
1104:in February 1973.
928:The New York Times
858:Paramount Pictures
838:Warner Music Group
801:
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535:Donald "Duck" Dunn
447:ewart and Estelle
330:
197:Memphis, Tennessee
169:Memphis, Tennessee
126:(Pre-1968 catalog)
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4497:Concord Originals
4487:PULSE Music Group
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4400:Washington Square
4274:Specialty Records
4269:Riverside Records
4244:Milestone Records
4132:
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4102:Pebble to a Pearl
4011:Stax/Volt Records
3885:
3884:
3877:
3716:. Prentice-Hall.
3532:National Archives
3210:"Stax/Volt Story"
3038:The Soul Children
2987:(June 22, 1969).
2985:Christgau, Robert
2845:stax + paramount.
2148:
1897:The Soul Children
1639:Soulsville U.S.A.
1627:Soulsville U.S.A.
1440:
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1257:Almo/Irving Music
1102:Columbia Pictures
986:The Soul Children
952:Hot Buttered Soul
571:head arrangements
504:session guitarist
334:Satellite Records
248:ethnomusicologist
201:Satellite Records
190:
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16:(Redirected from
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4388:Fearless Records
4299:Varèse Sarabande
4294:Vanguard Records
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