Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Memphis Music Hall of Famer Don Nix has died. A member of the early Stax group The Mar-Keys, Nix went on to a prolific career as a ...

Written in Their Soul collects 140 previously unreleased demos from Stax Records, the Memphis label whose 1960s and ’70s stars included Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

Concord, which acquired the legendary Memphis label as part of its purchase of Fantasy Records in 2004, will also honor Stax's 50th year by releasing definitive collections, rare performances, ...

Most Stax Records fans know at least two names from the label’s roster of songwriters. David Porter and Isaac Hayes were the dynamic songwriting team behind at least 200 songs in the label’s ...

During Wu-Tang Clan’s acceptance speech at the Power of Music Honors, Masta Killa thanked the classic Memphis soul artists who inspired the group.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...