Check out this program on SBS:
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story at 22:00pm, Tuesday 30th December, 2008
Hot Docs - The story of Stax Records began in the late 1950s when Mr Stewart, a white bank teller, and his sister Estelle Axton took over an old movie theatre in a Memphis neighbourhood, with plans to use it as a studio for recording country music. At a time when the local pool chose to shut down rather than abide by an order to allow blacks and whites to swim together, Stax Records completely ignored segregation. It was this complete commitment to talent which saw Stax launch the careers of unknowns, who went on to record international chart-topping hits such as "Soul Man," "Dock of the Bay," "Green Onions," "Midnight Hour," and "Respect Yourself". With artists such as Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett, Luther Ingram, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MG's, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus and Carla Thomas signed to the label - Stax grew to become one of the most important music recording studios in the world. (From the US, in English) (Documentary) CC WS
Find out more at http://www.sbs.com.au/television
See also http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/stax/
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story at 22:00pm, Tuesday 30th December, 2008
Hot Docs - The story of Stax Records began in the late 1950s when Mr Stewart, a white bank teller, and his sister Estelle Axton took over an old movie theatre in a Memphis neighbourhood, with plans to use it as a studio for recording country music. At a time when the local pool chose to shut down rather than abide by an order to allow blacks and whites to swim together, Stax Records completely ignored segregation. It was this complete commitment to talent which saw Stax launch the careers of unknowns, who went on to record international chart-topping hits such as "Soul Man," "Dock of the Bay," "Green Onions," "Midnight Hour," and "Respect Yourself". With artists such as Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett, Luther Ingram, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MG's, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus and Carla Thomas signed to the label - Stax grew to become one of the most important music recording studios in the world. (From the US, in English) (Documentary) CC WS
Find out more at http://www.sbs.com.au/television
See also http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/stax/
7:30pm Sunday, 25 Nov 2007