By Tony Jones MEMPHIS, TN — Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee presented Stax Records early hit maker Carla Thomas with the Tennessee Governor’s Arts Award. Presented at the Executive Residence Conservation Hall Tuesday, Oct 17th, 2023, followed by a reception at the governor’s mansion, Thomas was among the dozen artists honored for
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The Memphis Music Hall of Fame announced its roster of inductees yesterday. Among them were singer, songwriter, and member of the Mar-Keys, Don Nix; former Stax Records Director of Publicity and founding President and CEO of the Soulsville Foundation, Deanie Parker,. and former Artist in Residence and one-time Soulsville Foundation President and CEO, GRAMMY-winning artist
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The Stax Museum announced today that it will host a new photography exhibit, Americana Portrait Sessions: The Photography of Jeff Fasano from August 4 through December 31, 2023, with an opening reception August 4, 6-8 pm. Curated by photographer Jeff Fasano just for the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, this new exhibition features more
Continue Reading nextSoulsville has always been about community. Community is a place but also a feeling. Community is a set of relationships among people. Members of a community have a sense of trust, belonging, safety, and caring for each other. We each have a role to play within our community. The Negro Motorist Green Book was the
Continue Reading nextMemphis is long considered to be one of the soul music capitals of the U.S., putting names like Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, and Isaac Hayes on the map. Synonymous with the golden age of Memphis soul music is of course Stax Records, the label and eponymous studio that pioneered the genre in the ’60s and
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