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Stax Comes Back.(Periscope; Music)(Stax Records )(Brief article)
Byline: Lorraine Ali
Back in the day, Stax Records was the South's answer to Motown. The Memphis soul label's artists -- a roster that included Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes -- were less polished than their Detroit counterparts, but they introduced fans worldwide to an authentic slice of African-American culture. Now, 40 years after its touring revues spawned best-selling concert records like "Otis Live in Europe" and 30 years after it went belly up, Stax is alive again. Concord Records has resurrected the label with its first ...
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