The trailer for the docuseries, 'Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.,' tells the story of the label that was home to Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, and others.
, will look at the radical history of the groundbreaking Memphis label, which has been home to Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, Booker T. and the M.G.’s, and the Staple Singers, among others. A trailer for the four-part series, which debuts with two episodes onon May 20, explains how label founders Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, who were white, fell in love with Black music and made the label a haven for artists of color during the beginnings of the civil rights movement in the Fifties.
They documentary features interviews with Stax execs, both living and dead, who recall the label’s history. Stewart, who died in 2022, and Axton, who died in 2004, are featured, as are the late Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Carla Thomas, Sam Moore, and many others are also featured.The first two episodes will look at how Stax shook up the charts with music by Sam and Dave, Booker T. and the M.G.
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