Unlike the two other famous guitar-playing Kings in blues music – B.B. and Freddie – Albert King wasn’t born with a regal name. He was,
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Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has passed away. He was 84 years old and the cause of
1967 may be remembered for psychedelic pop and the Summer of Love, but it was also a super-soulful time in chart history. That was thanks
In the summer of 1973, Stax recording star Johnnie Taylor was making some of the sweetest soul music, and his fans were lapping it up.
A first smash hit single can provide the cutting edge to slice through the competition and get an artist noticed, but that sword often has
In the mid-20th century, the music business was dominated by men – particularly when it came to creative and corporate roles at labels and recording
Evoking long summer days in the UK, Booker T And The MGs’ track “Soul Limbo” has long since been known as the theme for the
Stax Records and Craft Recordings are teaming up to spotlight the bluesier side of legendary gospel-soul-R&B singer Johnnie Taylor on a new collection coming this
The HBO Original four-part documentary series Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., will premiere on Monday, May 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO with two episodes airing back-to-back,
Taylor Swift was a big winner at the 2024 Grammy Awards, but her showing at the event was only some of the biggest news of