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STAX RECORDS-Viewing Guide: Directions: As You Watch RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS

STAX Records was a record label based in Memphis in the 1960s that was special because it brought together both black and white musicians and staff in an integrated way, which was unusual during the era of segregation. It became known as "Soulsville, USA" and promoted a message of judging people by their character rather than their skin color. However, the label was later affected by two tragic events - the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and damage from a tornado in 1975 - which led to financial troubles and public reaction that differed from the loyalty still felt by STAX artists.

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STAX RECORDS-Viewing Guide: Directions: As You Watch RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS

STAX Records was a record label based in Memphis in the 1960s that was special because it brought together both black and white musicians and staff in an integrated way, which was unusual during the era of segregation. It became known as "Soulsville, USA" and promoted a message of judging people by their character rather than their skin color. However, the label was later affected by two tragic events - the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and damage from a tornado in 1975 - which led to financial troubles and public reaction that differed from the loyalty still felt by STAX artists.

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STAX RECORDS- Viewing Guide

Directions: As you watch RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS STORY, answer each of the questions below. Provide details to support your answers and be prepared to discuss this guide and the program in class. 1. Describe the unique characteristics of STAX records and what made it so special. 2. What was the nickname of STAX records? 3. In the program, one of the artists of the record label says that, What we were about inside STAX was, we judge a person by the content of their character, rather than the color of their skin. Why was this particularly important and unusual in 1960s Memphis? 4. At the height of its popularity, two tragedies affected STAX records. Name those two events and describe what happened. 5. After the tragedies, how did the public reaction to STAX differ from the way the STAX artists felt?
6. How did STAX records transform soul music?

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