Black History Month is a time to celebrate the strength and resilience of Black leaders across the nation — moreover their achievements and impact on society, culture and history One especially ...

A Black History Month Companion Study Guide Created by Stax Music Academy Students for Educators and Youth Programs Exploring Pivotal Milestones in Soul Music History MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2026 ...

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2021. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Hallways and airwaves: changing neighborhoods and emerging media inspire new music -- I'm a-telling you: artists and entrepreneurs step up in a new decade -- We're a winner: musicians, activists, and ...

Stax Museum of American Soul Music received a donation of more than 35,000 records and related memorabilia. The collection comes from the estate of noted Chicago record collector, disc jockey and oral ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a name spelling. Moments before he was fatally shot, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called out to jazz saxophonist Ben Branch from the balcony of the ...

As part of our Black History Month programming, let's hear some of your favorite soul music. Soul had its heyday in the '60s and '70s, but you can request more recent neo-soul artists, too. We'll spin ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stax Music Academy announced the release of SOUL OF AMERICA, a companion study guide and video experience created for educators and students nationwide.