A Musical Legacy Like No Other The Stax Museum of American Soul Music holds the distinction of being the only museum in the world entirely dedicated to the genre of soul music. Spanning over ...

Edited by Dante Carfagna, the two-volume coffee table book is a comprehensive overview of the state’s soul music from 1960 to ...

Mayfield put down the greatest Blaxploitation score (music and movies aimed at attracting African-American audiences) with his solo album Superfly. In Philadelphia, soul took on a smoother ...

Soul Music of Illinois,’ edited by local collector Dante Carfagna, is an exhaustive visual survey of our state’s crucial role ...

Do You Know The Tragic Story of Don Cornelius, The "Soul Train" Creator and Host?

In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, soul and R&B music dominated the charts in America. With the massive success of Detroit, New ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...

Enduring legends took hold, none more potent than the myth that Delta bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul in exchange ... who brought his all-American music to the world”.

Sitting south of downtown Memphis, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed on Monday. General admission costs $15 for visitors ...