Stax Music Academy

Stax Tower at Stax Music Academy

Stax Music Academy is an afterschool[1] and summer music school in South Memphis, Tennessee. The program has included instruction from many prominent musicians.[2] Alumni include Kris Thomas.

Stax Music Academy

Soulsville USA operates Stax Music Academy and the adjacent Stax Museum at 926 McLemore Avenue in the former location of Stax Records.[3][4] The original building, a converted movie theatre where artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Sam & Dave and many others [5] recorded in the '60s and '70s,[6] was torn down. It was reconstructed along with a reconstructed Satellite Record Shop and is the only museum in the United States to be devoted entirely to soul music.

Proceeds from the sale of the 2014 album The Royal Sessions by Paul Rodgers have been pledged to support the school.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Michael (September 24, 2016). "Stax Music Academy wows crowd at Smithsonian event". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Performer: Stax Music Academy Alumni Band". Lowell Sun. July 27, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ↑ Wilmer, Tom (January 31, 2018). "Memphis Motown--Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Sun Records Rock & Roll". KCBX, Central Coast Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. ↑ "Stax Music Academy's European Tour: 50 years after a historic jaunt, students bring American Soul back overseas". WGN Radio - 720 AM. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. ↑ Ruggiero, Bob (2017-06-13). "Massive Reissue Campaign Helps Stax Revive Soulsville U.S.A." Houston Press. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. ↑ Jennings, K Denise (December 23, 2017). "Memphis Sound at 60". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

Coordinates: 35°06′57″N 90°01′55″W / 35.1157°N 90.0319°W / 35.1157; -90.0319

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