ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN IN SESSION (DELUXE EDITION) STAX RECORDS/CRAFT RECORDINGS In 1983, Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan came together to record a session for CHCH-TV, a television network based out of Hamilton, ON. Accompanied [...]
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS SOUTH OF HERE STAX RECORDS When Nathaniel Rateliff cropped up on the scene some four years and three albums ago, the brilliance and assuredness were evident from the get-go. It was Rateliff’s [...]
Steve Cropper Fire It Up Provogue/Mascot Label Group Stax Records was one of the most revered labels of the 60s and 70s – at least where gritty, funky soul music is concerned. Steve Cropper was one of its leading architects; originally guitarist [...]
Nathaniel Rateliff And It’s Still Alright Stax Records He is a journeyman and a musical omnivore, and Nathaniel Rateliff’s third solo album and first in 7 years is a testament to both his staying power and to his impressive vocal ability. [...]
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Tearing At The Seams Stax Records Tearing at the Seams is an album with two feet (or perhaps, as there are 7 band members, 14 feet) rooted firmly in the past. It is fitting then that the band’s label is [...]
Various Artists Stax Country Stax Records Would anyone have expected a country music album from the stalwart Southern soul label Stax? Nevertheless, while there is a history of overlap between country and soul/r&b, this release might still [...]
