Stax Records

Summary

Stax Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,188 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stax Records is in the country of United States^[3].
• Stax Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Stax Records's founder is recorded as Jim Stewart^[5].
• Stax Records's founder is recorded as Estelle Axton^[6].
• Stax Records's genre is jazz^[7].
• Stax Records's genre is soul^[8].
• Stax Records's genre is funk^[9].
• Stax Records's genre is rhythm and blues^[10].
• Stax Records's genre is progressive rock^[11].
• Stax Records is operated by Stax Records, Inc.^[12].
• Stax Records's headquarters location is recorded as Memphis^[13].
• Stax Records's discography is recorded as Stax catalog^[14].
• Stax Records's Commons category is recorded as Stax Records^[15].
• 1957 marks the founding of Stax Records^[16].
• Stax Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Concord^[17].
• Stax Records's official website is recorded as https://www.staxrecords.com/^[18].
• Stax Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stax Records^[19].
• Stax Records's replaces is recorded as Satellite^[20].
• Stax Records's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stax'}^[21].
• Stax Records's different from is recorded as Stax^[22].
• Stax Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24360'}^[23].
• Stax Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24160'}^[24].
• Stax Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24903'}^[25].
• Stax Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25345'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[27]

• Country: US^[28]

• Began / founded: 1961^[29]

• Genre(s): r&b, soul, southern soul^[30]

• Community tags: i'll play the blues for you, r&b, soul, southern soul^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3d60c9cf-c020-49e8-a803-2189c146b880^[32]

Body

Founding

Founders include Jim Stewart^[5] and Estelle Axton^[6]. 1957 marks the founding of Stax Records^[16].

Identity

Stax Records's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stax'}^[21].

Operations

Stax Records's headquarters location is recorded as Memphis^[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Concord^[17]. It is operated by it, Inc.^[12].

Why It Matters

Stax Records ranks in the top 2% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,188 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]