STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.

Matt Roush says...

A two-part music documentary (concluding Tuesday) celebrates the history of the iconic label that produced soul music classics from the late 1950s through the turbulent ’60s into the ’70s. Operating in Memphis during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Stax invited Black and white musicians to collaborate, defying the segregation of the time, making stars of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G’s, Sam & Dave and the Staple Singers with hits including the theme from Shaft, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” and “I’ll Take You There.” The evocative film is enhanced with archival footage of music that stands the test of time.

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