The continuing celebration of 50 years of Stax Records gets bigger with the announcement of a concert for Memphis on June 22nd.
'50 Years of Stax: A Concert To Benefit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music' will feature Isaac Hayes, Booker T & The MGs, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Mavis Staples, Mable John, The Soul Children and Angie Stone. The Reddings, the children of Otis Redding, will perform to honor their father.Other acts will soon be added.
Stax Records was resurrected recently by Concord Music who are now embarking on a massive reissue program.
Stax was founded by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton in 1957. Stewart contributed the ST to the name, Axton the AX.
The newly revived Stax Records features new acts Angie Stone, Soulive, Lalah Hathaway and Leon Ware.
Tickets for the show go on sale on Monday, May 7th through Ticketmaster.
