Stax: Soulsville USA

Stax: Soulsville USA

The sound of Memphis electrified the world.

Ended First aired 20/May/2024 United States English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
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The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
4 episode(s) · Air date: 20/May/2024
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S1E4
Nothing Takes the Place of You
Air date: 21/May/2024 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 62 min
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By 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.

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By 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.

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S1E3
Respect Yourself
Air date: 21/May/2024 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 51 min
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Despite severe business setbacks, Stax Records rises again with Isaac Hayes's Oscar® and Grammy®-winning work for the 1971 smash hit Shaft.

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Despite severe business setbacks, Stax Records rises again with Isaac Hayes's Oscar® and Grammy®-winning work for the 1971 smash hit Shaft.

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S1E2
Soul Man
Air date: 20/May/2024 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 53 min
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Stax 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.

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Stax 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.

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S1E1
Cause I Love You
Air date: 20/May/2024 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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In 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.

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In 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.

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Al Bell
Self - CMO / President of Stax
Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas
Self - Artist
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Jim Stewart
Self - Founder of Stax
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Deanie Parker
Self - Director of Publicity / Stax
Rob Bowman
Rob Bowman
Self - Historian
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David Porter
Self - Musician
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Self - Musician
Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
Self - Musician
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Self - (Archive Footage)
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Self - (Archive Footage)

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Jamila Wignot
Jamila Wignot
Director, Producer
Cassidy Hartmann
Cassidy Hartmann
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David Peck
Co-Executive Producer
Jeanne Elfant Festa
Jeanne Elfant Festa
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Rob Bowman
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Caroline Waterlow
Executive Producer
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Charlie Cohen
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David Blackman
Executive Producer
Ezra Edelman
Ezra Edelman
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Jody Gerson
Executive Producer
Lisa Heller
Lisa Heller
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Michele Smith
Executive Producer

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