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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Stax Museum

Courtesy of Stax Museum

The place to learn about American soul music.


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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

926 McLemore Ave. E.

901-942-7685

www.staxmuseum.com

Hours: Tu.-Sa. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Su. 1-5 p.m.

Price: Adults $12, Seniors/Military/Students $11, Children (9-12) $9

Type: Museums & Galleries

So you can’t imagine music that got no soul? Then your first stop in Memphis should be the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, a not-to-be-missed destination. In fact, it is said that the soul of this jiving city lives at this studio—the original site where Booker T. & the MGs , Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and the Staple Singers recorded their hits during the 1960s and ’70s. Raw and real, this place is where talent and passion won out over the plushy comforts and big-name producers of other recording studios across the country. And the cats that recorded here had the chart-toppers to prove it. They don’t call it Soulsville, USA, for nothing. Because Stax music came from the soul, the museum includes a 105-year old church from the Mississippi Delta where souls were saved and plenty of gospel music was made.
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music
926 McLemore Ave. E.
Memphis
38106
901-942-7685
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