Series
Stax: Soulsville USA
“The sound of Memphis electrified the world.”
Documentary
The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.
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Seasons & episodes
1Cause I Love You20 May 2024 · 60m · ★ 8.8In the late 1950s, Memphis' Stax Records quickly becomes one of the most influential record labels on the Black music scene, breaking out iconic artists such as Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MG's, and Otis Redding. As popularity grows in the Black market, Stax executives and musicians transcend racial divides and bring their music into the American mainstream.
2Soul Man20 May 2024 · 53m · ★ 8.8Stax breaks through to the white market with Sam & Dave's crossover hit "Soul Man." But the untimely death of Stax star Otis Redding, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., legal obstacles, and ongoing racial tensions in Memphis reveal cracks in the company's façade.
3Respect Yourself21 May 2024 · 51m · ★ 8.5Despite severe business setbacks, Stax Records rises again with Isaac Hayes's Oscar® and Grammy®-winning work for the 1971 smash hit Shaft.
4Nothing Takes the Place of You21 May 2024 · 62m · ★ 8.8By the 1970s, a booming Stax expands to Los Angeles and gives back to the Black community with the benefit concert Wattstax. But when their bank goes under and the company faces other legal setbacks, Stax prepares to shutter its doors.
Details
- Created by
- Jamila Wignot
- First aired
- 20 May 2024
- Last aired
- 21 May 2024
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- HBO
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
- AAl BellSelf - CMO / President of Stax
Carla ThomasSelf - Artist- JJim StewartSelf - Founder of Stax
- DDeanie ParkerSelf - Director of Publicity / Stax
Rob BowmanSelf - Historian- DDavid PorterSelf - Musician
