10/21

While I have never heard of Stax Records, I have heard of nearly all the artists to come from their studios. The great Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. and the MGs are among the most prominent artists to come from this soulful record company. Stax Records took the once controversial work of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Solomon Burke and made their music more widely accepted by the masses. The Memphis laid back feel eased people's minds and broadened their horizons.
Stax Records helped bridge the gap between the races in the 1960s. White people were for the first time intrigued by what was widely considered African American music. The smooth sounds of this era soon spread amongst all races coast to coast. There is no questioning Stax's great influence on the present day music scene. As the article states there would probably be no rap or even some rock if Stax Records did not exist.