Stax Records

American record label

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2024 HBO documentary series 'Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.' released, tracing the label's history and evolution.
2023 The compilation 'Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos' won Grammy Awards for Liner Notes and Best Historical Album.
September 22 2017 Released 'Soulsville U.S.A. (A Celebration of Stax)', a three-CD compilation containing 60 tracks from the label's history.
August 21 2015 Released Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats' critically acclaimed self-titled debut album.
June 6 2015 Stax Records was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, with the award accepted by former Stax producer Al Bell.
2013 Robert Gordon published the book 'Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion', which highlighted the significant role of Estelle Axton in the development of Stax Records.
April 9 2013 Stax artists Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, and Sam Moore performed at the White House event 'In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul'.
January 29 2013 Released Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite's album 'Get Up!', which later won a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album.

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