For more than 17 years, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music has been a favorite destination for school groups and children of all ages from around the world. With almost all travel and field trips halted during the COVID pandemic and much of the new virtual learning excluding exposure to the arts, the Stax
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Memphis, TN – January 20, 2021 — Tonight, multi-platinum global superstar Justin Timberlake returned to his hometown of Memphis, TN, bringing along GRAMMY-nominated artist Ant Clemons for an inspiring and all-new rendition of their song “Better Days,” at the iconic Stax Museum of American Soul Music as part of the primetime broadcast special, “Celebrating America,”
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The Stax Museum of American Soul Music will reopen Saturday, January 23, 2021 with normal operating hours after being temporarily closed in accordance with a Shelby County COVID Health Directive with restrictions regarding public and private gatherings and area businesses operating at reduced capacity. We will reopen at 10 a.m. and remain open with regular
Continue Reading nextNovember, 2020 – Concord, in partnership with Stax Records, the Stax Music Academy (SMA) and the Soulsville Foundation recently held a six-week virtual event that paired high school students from the Academy with some of the top songwriting and publishing experts in the music business and a who’s who of renowned songwriters and producers. The
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Stax Records icon, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award winner Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MGs has teamed up with the London, UK/Austin, Texas-based Soundwaves Art Foundation to help raise funds for the nonprofit Stax Music Academy, an afterschool and summer music institute at the original site
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