Stax: Soulsville USA (2024)

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Runtime: 55m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

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The sound of Memphis electrified the world.

The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.

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Director: Jamila Wignot
Status: Ended
First aired: May 20, 2024
Network: HBO
Studio: Concord Originals, HBO Documentary Films

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4 hrs

4 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Al Bell

Self - CMO / President of Stax

Carla Thomas

Self - Artist

Jim Stewart

Self - Founder of Stax

Deanie Parker

Self - Director of Publicity / Stax

Rob Bowman

Self - Historian

David Porter

Self - Musician

SERIES

20241 Season55m episodes8.8

Documentary

TMDB8.8

Votes5

Your rating

Runtime: 55m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

About

The sound of Memphis electrified the world.

The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

HBO Max Amazon Channel

HBO Max

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs May 20, 2024 · 1h 0m · ★ 8.8
Cause I Love You
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.
E2 · Airs May 20, 2024 · 53m · ★ 8.8
Soul Man
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.
E3 · Airs May 21, 2024 · 51m · ★ 8.5
Respect Yourself
Despite severe business setbacks, Stax Records rises again with Isaac Hayes's Oscar® and Grammy®-winning work for the 1971 smash hit Shaft.
E4 · Airs May 21, 2024 · 1h 2m · ★ 8.8
Nothing Takes the Place of You
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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Director: Jamila Wignot
Status: Ended
First aired: May 20, 2024
Network: HBO
Studio: Concord Originals, HBO Documentary Films

Time to finish

4 hrs

4 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Al Bell

Self - CMO / President of Stax

Carla Thomas

Self - Artist

Jim Stewart

Self - Founder of Stax

Deanie Parker

Self - Director of Publicity / Stax

Rob Bowman

Self - Historian

David Porter

Self - Musician

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