Stax Music Academy Winter Concert Salutes Divas of Soul, Jazz, Pop, & R&B with Special Guest Candi Staton
When the Stax Music Academy students take to the stage on December 5, 2009 at Germantown Performing Arts Center in Memphis to salute some of the most popular female singers in American history, they will be joined by one of the most internationally renowned soul and gospel singers in the industry, Candi Staton.
The concert [...]
New Initiative Launches to Help Finance Memphis Independent Films
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” That phrase represents one of the influences for filmmakers and a new non-profit organization whose goal is to promote the Memphis independent film industry by connecting filmmakers with investors. Fuel Film Memphis, powered by Launch Memphis, recognized a void when it came [...]
Red Bull Big Tune Crowns Frank Dukes in Atlanta
A crowd of 1,000 packed the main lounge and balcony boxes of Opera in Midtown Atlanta to cast their vote for the producer with the hottest beats in the 2009 Red Bull Big Tune Finals. Sixteen producers representing eight cities across the country battled it out in a head-to-head competition that came down to last [...]
New Stax Exhibition to Open – “Still Life in Soul”
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music announces a new exhibition, “STILL LIFE IN SOUL,” opening November 6th, 2009. The exhibit explores the current life, activity, and resurgence in popularity of soul music through portrait, performance, and documentary photography made since 2005 by music photographer Jacob Blickenstaff.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music announces a [...]
