Fantasy / Stax
Getting Started in Fantasy / Stax
Top Fantasy / Stax Albums
Editor's Picks
Top Tracks from Fantasy / Stax
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The Dock Of The Bay
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3:07 |
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The Dock Of The Bay
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2:42 |
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Theme From Shaft (Vocal)
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4:39 |
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Try A Little Tenderness
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4:00 |
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Pride and Joy
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5:59 |
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Baby (feat. Betty Wright)
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4:50 |
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I'll Be Your Santa Baby
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3:34 |
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Please Come Home For Christmas
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2:54 |
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Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
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3:52 |
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Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas
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2:29 |
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About Fantasy / Stax
No longer just a label, Stax is also a museum that honors and commemorates it's classic soul and r&b sound. As a label, Stax Records is synonymous with Southern soul music. Originally known as Satellite, the Memphis company was founded in 1959 by Jim Stewart and his sister, Estelle Axton, and took its new name in 1961 from the first two initials of their last names. Among the many artists who scored hits on Stax and its Volt subsidiary during the Sixties were Rufus and Carla Thomas, Booker T. & the MGs (an interracial instrumental quartet that also served as the company's rhythm section), Sam and Dave, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, and Otis Redding. Redding's death in 1967 signaled the end of the first Stax era (to which Atlantic retains distribution rights). Subsequently the company spawned a new crop of hitmakers, among them Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, and the Dramatics. In June 1977, a year and a half after Stax went bankrupt, the company's masters were purchased by Fantasy, Inc., which periodically revived the Stax and Volt logos for new recordings, in addition to reissuing older material.
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