Stax is back!

Unlike Christmas Day, December 18, 2006, was a good day for the Funk! Legendary Southern-fried hit machine, Stax Records (a.k.a. Soulsville USA - in response to Motown’s Hitsville moniker), re-opened its studio after a long hiatus.

According to the official press release, Issac Hayes, among others, has been signed on to make/re-issue more material. From the article:

“Stax always has been and always will be Soul Music, I was a part of that,” said Hayes. “I am coming back to Stax because there is still so much to do. It’s like coming home.”

Then again, perhaps Mr. Hayes, or Chef, needed to find a way to keep busy, or cover legal expenses, as a result of the epic South Park/Scientology debacle.

In any case, this is the big news for Soul fans. If you need a funky fix, check out funky16corners. They encode and post rare 45s (in mp3 format) periodically for everyone’s benefit and euphonic enjoyment. They also did a stirring tribute to the late JB.


Credit where credit is due. I did check out the museum when I was in Memphis, TN a few years ago, but my photo of the old theatre pales in comparison to this one. ♪