The story
A converted movie theater where Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and Booker T. & the M.G.'s created the Memphis soul sound.
Everything that was here
- 1960–present · still open
Stax Museum of American Soul Music (Former Stax Records)Recording Studio/Museum
A converted movie theater where Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and Booker T. & the M.G.'s created the Memphis soul sound.
See the map in 1961 → - 1960–1976
Stax Records (Capitol Theatre)Recording Studio
The converted movie theater with the sloped floor that created the distinctive Memphis soul sound and launched Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and the Staple Singers.
See the map in 1961 → - 1959–1976
Stax Records (Original Studio)Recording Studio
The sloped floor of an old movie theater accidentally created the distinctive 'Stax Sound' that defined soul music—before the studio was demolished for just $10.
See the map in 1960 → - 1957–1976
Stax Records StudioRecording Studio
The original soul music factory where Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes recorded was sold for $10 and left to rot before being demolished.
See the map in 1958 →
Nearby history
The Four Way Restaurant
The Four Way (Four Way Grill)
Leonard's Pit Barbecue (original South Memphis drive-in)
Royal Studios (Hi Records)
Justine's Restaurant (Anderson-Coward House)
Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ)
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