In honor of Black History Month, The Nickelodeon Theater is presenting the “Rhythm of Revolution: A Celebration of Black ...

February is Black History Month. Throughout this month we will showcase a prominent figure in Black History. Sam & Dave’s ...

Several Memphis and Mid-South artists including GloRilla, Justin Timberlake, Cedric Burnside and Steve Cropper are vying for Grammy Awards this year.

Rubbing shoulders with Motown for soul's defining label, Memphis' Stax Records boasted an impressive discography, all starting with one lesser known early hit.

While Nashville has long been known as Music City, that deep passion for music can be felt across the entire state of Tennessee. At the core of this musical legacy are the songwriters for whom ...

Sitting on the original site of the Stax Records studio, this museum commemorates American soul legends (particularly the artists who recorded at Stax). Among the museum's collection of more than ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

Sam Moore, who with with partner Dave Prater helped bring the sound of the church to pop music with a string of call-and-response hits as the high tenor in the famed Stax Records duo Sam & Dave ...

GRAMMY®-nominated songwriter, singer and producer David Porter — known for penning songs for artists such as James Brown, Celine Dion, Drake, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt, Otis Redding, ZZ ...

The trailblazing black artists were known for their high-energy live performances and became in the 1960s one of the top acts on the legendary Memphis-based Stax Records, alongside stars like Otis ...