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  • Two years later, in 1962, Mr. Cropper co-founded Booker T. & the M.G.s, Stax Records' in-house band, and quickly became one of rock and soul's most influential guitarists.

    A Dedication to the One He Loves Marc Myers 2011

  • Though Stax Records was forced into bankruptcy in 1975, its signature sound still enjoys something of a cult following.

    Stax's Legacy Is Reborn After School Marc Myers 2011

  • A stint as Otis Redding's guitarist in the early 1960s, brought him to Stax Records in Memphis where he recorded "The Hawg" 1963, a driving dance number that featured his heavily amplified and distorted harmonica.

    Eddie Kirkland, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 88 2011

  • Today, while much of the Stax Records catalog is owned by the Concord Music Group, the Soulsville Foundation here is keeper of the label's flame.

    Stax's Legacy Is Reborn After School Marc Myers 2011

  • Reed and his band, the True Loves, play brass-heavy, throwback soul that brings to mind Stax Records and James Brown, even though Reed looks like an accountant.

    Nightlife Agenda 2010

  • Or, if his tastes run more toward the edgy and indie, there's the Criterion Collection edition of Jim Jarmusch's "Mystery Train," the multi-storyline salute to Stax Records that's out this week on DVD and Blu-ray ($39.95).

    Father's Day DVD gift options 2010

  • The mid-'60s found King's true metamorphosis under the Stax Records dynasty.

    Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 121 2010

  • Jones led Booker T. and the MGs, which was not only the house band for Stax Records, but scored seven Top 40 instrumental hits.

    New Albums By Booker T. And Allen Toussaint 2009

  • Jones led Booker T. and the MGs, which was not only the house band for Stax Records, but scored seven Top 40 instrumental hits.

    New Albums By Booker T. And Allen Toussaint 2009

  • Look at what happened at Stax Records where financial finagling and skullduggery brought a great enterprise to a screeching halt that ended so many brilliant careers.

    John Mellencamp: On My Mind: The State of the Music Business 2009

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