Soul Comes Home for Stax Museum of American Soul Music Grand Opening

Memphis, TN, April 2, 2003 - For music lovers the Soul place to be in 2003 is the grand opening of The Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Slated for April 29, 30 & May 1 the celebration will appropriately take place in America's music mecca -- Soulsville, USA, Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock n' Roll - Memphis, Tennessee.

“Soul Comes Home" is the theme for the international celebration that will include concerts, artist tributes and reunions, conference luncheons, a benefit celebrity golf tournament, tours and the movie premiere of the digitally-remastered “WattStax."

Scheduled to appear during the three-day event are Stax soul legends, Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples, Booker T. & the MG's, Eddie Floyd, Carla Thomas, William Bell, The BarKays, The Temprees, Big Star, The Rance Allen Group, The MarKeys (also known as The Memphis Horns), Little Milton, Mable John, Jean Knight and Linda Lyndell. Hi Records recording artist Ann Peebles, Wilson Pickett, Bootsy Collins, Solomon Burke, Jimmie Vaughn, Warren Haynes (of the Allman Brothers Band), Luther Vandross along with additional guest artists -- to be announced -- will join in a soulful celebration of the music genre with posthumous tributes to Stax powerhouses Otis Redding, Johnnie Taylor and Rufus Thomas.

Other events slated:
CELEBRITY GOLF EVENT: Monday, April 28
Stax Celebrity Golf Classic with David Porter and Friends to benefit Stax Music Academy and Museum
Co-chairs: Isaac Hayes and Mavis Staples
Celebrity Golfers: PGA Pro Loren Roberts, Richard Roundtree, Julius Erving, Jimmy Jam, Stedman Graham and others
Place: Spring Creek Golf Course; Collierville, TN
Fees: $500.00 per player
Registration By Mail: Soulsville, 870 E. McLemore, Memphis, TN 38106 Phone: (901) 775-0072/Fax 948-8560

With over 17,000 square feet of exhibit space, The Stax Museum will preserve, promote, interpret and present the life and cultural contributions of Soul music. The Museum's state-of-the-art, acoustically treated music exhibitory will outline the roots of American Soul Music, its significant contributors, its alignment to history and heritage and its enduring presence in society. On the original site of Stax Recording Company's studios, the museum will house the definitive archives and over 2,000 artifacts of the musical influences and international legacy of the legendary Soul music label and its artists. For more information visit www.soulsvilleusa.com.