Booker T. Jones was in math class at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis when his life suddenly changed forever. David Porter, a fellow student and musician, told Jones he and his saxophone ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Here, at 926 East McLemore Avenue -- home of the now-defunct Stax Records studio and one of the most famous addresses in American music history -- the soul is returning to a rundown ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An HBO Original four-part ...

You can't tell the story of Memphis, or really understand the magic of the Bluff City, without knowing about its music. No city on Earth packs as much musical history as Memphis, and for those ...

"We as a Black people have made something fantastic." Those words can be heard in "Ailey," a 2021 feature documentary directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Jamila Wignot. The speaker, in vintage ...

Steve Cropper, iconic guitarist and one of the true pillars of Stax Records, has died, his family has confirmed. He was 84. Cropper died Dec. 3 at a rehabilitation center in Nashville. His family did ...

For many, the importance of these songs as they historically mark the final studio works of Elvis Presley are without question essential to the memory of "The King." For this reason, Ernst Mikael ...