1968 was a momentous year for the nation, the city of Memphis, and Stax Records
Sam & Dave
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Ken Shane
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The original version of “Harlem Shuffle” made more of an impact as an influence then it did on the charts
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Ken Shane
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A new box-set delves deeper into the Stax catalog than any previous reissue
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Ken Shane
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Craft Recordings has remastered and reissued three of the seminal albums in soul music history on vinyl. It’s a veritable Holy Trinity of the genre.
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Ken Shane
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Rhino Entertainment celebrates the 60th anniversary of Stax with a budget-friendly series of compilations and reissues
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Ken Shane
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In the beginning, there was doo-wop … even at Stax.
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Ken Shane
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Betty Everett & Jerry Butler scored with a cover of a beloved Everly Brothers hit
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Ken Shane
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Booker T & The MG’s never equaled the success of their first record
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane counts his blessings with a little help from Sam & Dave
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Ken Shane
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Archie Bell & the Drells weren’t shy about telling you where they were from. Their highly influential hit “Tighten Up” was released in 1968.
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Ken Shane
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Isaac Hayes and David Porter wrote a string of hits for Sam & Dave in the ’60s. Ken Shane recalls perhaps the greatest of them all.
Ken Shane
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The Stax label released many of the seminal records in soul music history. The Stax Remasters series launches next week. We have a set for one lucky reader.
Ken Shane
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You know these guys, at least you know their work. Between them, Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere were complicit in the creation of dozens of hit records in the ’60s…
Robert Cass
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In part two of this flashback edition of Vin Scelsa’s Live at Lunch, singer-songwriter Jules Shear talks about the R&B inspiration for “If She Knew What She Wants,” how he…
Jon Cummings
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Welcome to the second installment of an ongoing series celebrating songs that fell excruciatingly short of ascending to the top of BillboardÁ¢€â„¢s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling…
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