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Post subject: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Premiering 1 Aug
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:01 am
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In 1957, a square, white bank teller who knew nothing about African- American music launched a record label with only a tape recorder in a barn on the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. Over the next two decades, the racially-integrated Stax studio – which had moved to a theater in South Memphis by 1960 – would produce a string of hits that defined the “Memphis Sound”: "Soul Man," “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay,” "Green Onions," “Midnight Hour,” “I’ll Take You There,” “Respect Yourself,” “Theme from Shaft,” and many more.

Now, Stax is back for a 50th anniversary re-launch, and Great Performances, will take you there with "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story," premiering Wednesday, August 1 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, the film will detail the story behind the legendary label that launched a who’s-who of Soul music greats: Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd, Carla and Rufus Thomas, Albert King, and Booker T. and the MGs, to name a just a few.

Working closely with the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis, the filmmakers gained access to an unprecedented wealth of source materials, including never-before-seen home movies by Stax artists; outtakes of footage from the legendary 1972 WattStax concert; and lost performances by Otis Redding, Booker T. and the MGs, Isaac Hayes, and others. All the key players are interviewed in the film: Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples, Carla Thomas, Sam Moore, Booker T. Jones, members of the MGs, Eddie Floyd, and Jesse Jackson, – who, along with Richard Pryor, recorded spoken-word albums for Stax.

In addition, "Respect Yourself" features the first interview given by Stax founder and co-owner Jim Stewart in 15 years. Other Stax movers-and-shakers also weigh in, from co-owner Al Bell and songwriter David Porter to avowed Stax fans Elvis Costello and Bono.


Visit Great Performances online at http://www.thirteen.org and
http://www.pbs.org for additional information about this and other Great Performances programs. The colorful Web companion contains a wide variety of images, in-depth information about the programs, and activities for teachers, including lesson plans, tips, and resources.

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Looks like a MUST watch show. I'll be watching it!

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looks interesting, i'll give it a watch if i'm home


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This sounds like a great show. I grew up listening to many of these artists.

Ill be most definitely watching this.

Thanks for the heads up.

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definately interested.


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Thanks for the heads up Tony. Definately is gonna be on my Tivo list. Its amazing what a little vision can produce. I wish Otis was still around.


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