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Jake La Botz Announces Tattoo Parlor Tour (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) and New Movie Role
Former street musician visits 21 U.S. cities as he supports his current album, Graveyard Jones; La Botz also featured in forthcoming Sylvester Stallone action movie HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Jake La Botz has stolen and lived in cars, learned to play blues from the last of the Delta greats (Robert Johnson protg David “Honeyboy" Edwards), performed in ...
Thomas Dolby's Fall Tour Enlists Jazz Mafia Horns; Also Announces 'Live @ SXSW' EP
Fourteen September U.S. dates introduce new material and put new spin on the hits NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Last fall, Thomas Dolby hit the road and reminded audiences of his early contribution to the fusion of electronic and pop music. He also unleashed a live retrospective album and DVD, each called The Sole Inhabitant. Never one to ...
"Dreams to Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding" DVD to be Released September 18
16 Vintage Television Performances by the Legendary Soul Singer Now Available for the First Time on DVD! Includes 40 Minutes of New Interviews Documenting His Life and Work. LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Otis' death and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stax Records, Reelin' In The Years Productions and Stax ...
Stax Reissues Legendary Wattstax Soundtrack on Three CDs
Set to Include Performances by Stax luminaries Isaac Hayes, Staple Singers, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Albert King, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor, Bar-Kays, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, David Porter, The Emotions, The Soul Children, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. LOS ANGELES, Calif. - In the summer of 1972, Stax Records had an idea that was larger than ...
Stax Saluted in L.A.'s Mods & Rockers Film Festival, July 21-22
LOS ANGELES - The prestigious Mods & Rockers Film Festival presented annually by the American Cinematheque will honor the 50th anniversary of Stax Records with a five-film cinematic salute. The tribute will take place over the entire weekend of Saturday and Sunday July 21st and 22nd. Films being shown include legendary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker's 2003 Only ...
Previously Unreleased Kingston Trio Due out on Collectors' Choice
The Kingston Trio: Nick, Bob & John -- The Final Concert launches series of rare live and studio recordings from the legendary folk group LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Collectors' Choice Music has announced plans to issue a series of unreleased Kingston Trio recordings, beginning with an ending: the last appearance by the Trio's second classic roster ...
Great American Performances Celebrates Stax' 50th Anniversary with 'Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story,' Premiering August 1 on PBS
Classic Hits By Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MGs, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes, And Others Chart The Rise Of The “Memphis Sound" During The Heart Of The Civil Rights Movement NEW YORK, N.Y. -- In 1957, a square, white bank teller who knew nothing about African- American music launched a record label ...
Fifty Years of Stax and Soul Music Honored by U.S. House of Representatives
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Soulsville, the nonprofit parent company of the Stax Music Academy, Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the Soulsville Charter School, announced its gratitude today to the United States House of Representatives for honoring the 50th Anniversary of Stax Records with House Resolution 154, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. At the ...
Billy Joe Shaver Taps John Carter Cash on New Spiritual Album 'Everybody's Brother'
Billy Joe Shaver's been thinking about making a spiritual album for a long time, but like everything in his life, he approaches spirituality on his own terms. “Somebody called this album 'honky tonk gospel,'" Shaver says chuckling. “I kinda like that." Shaver is describing Everybody's Brother, his August 7, 2007 release on Compadre Records, a division ...
Chuck D & Randy Jackson to Host "50 Years of Stax" Benefit June 22 in Memphis
Isaac Hayes, Booker T & the MGs, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Mavis Staples, Mable John, the Soul Children, Angie Stone and more confirmed to appear MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In an unparalleled celebration of Stax Records' 50th anniversary, the heart and soul of the legendary label's lineup will reunite onstage for “50 Years of Stax: A Concert ...
