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Stax, le label soul légendaire

With the founding of Stax Records, the white siblings Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton created a label during the period of racial segregation that caused a revolution in the music scene with artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and Isaac Hayes. Their commercial success was closely linked to the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

Top Cast

  • Jesse Jackson

    Jesse Jackson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Al Bell

    Al Bell

    Self (archive footage)

  • Bettye Crutcher

    Bettye Crutcher

    Self (archive footage)

  • William Bell

    William Bell

    Self (archive footage)

  • Steve Cropper

    Steve Cropper

    Self (archive footage)

  • Sam Moore

    Sam Moore

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

With the founding of Stax Records, the white siblings Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton created a label during the period of racial segregation that caused a revolution in the music scene with artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and Isaac Hayes. Their commercial success was closely linked to the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

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