STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. | Official Trailer | HBO

[@DavidRichardson95]

I'm 28, and the Stax era is such timeless music. Got my parents to thank for that!!!!

[@lafordgirl7549]

So glad you listened to them. I have chills.

[@hartzaire]

I visited the Stax’s music museum this past summer in 2023 it’s a phenomenal place and exciting for everyone who loves music 🎶

[@staceyworkman4944]

I went in 21 been wanting to go back ever since

[@kellyheflin1108]

I've been several times and it's like visiting a holy place because of how important Stax was to music but also civil rights.

[@SuperC888]

I went to SUN records but missed STAX and BBKINGS museum. I plan on going back this fall!

[@amymorse9266]

My husband and I visited a few months ago. My husband knew the music. But this doc drove us come from LA to Memphis. Amazing.

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

Detroit had Motown, Philadelphia had Philadelphia International and Memphis had Stax!

[@alexcamacho4880]

Chicago had Chess.

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

@@alexcamacho4880 ...can't forget about that!

[@michaelcatching4386]

I’m I respect all 3 but the best music came from Philadelphia

[@lisawicks8205]

I grew up on Philly International in the early 70s. Still love it to this day.

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

@@lisawicks8205 ...you have? Cool!

[@lynnwebb678]

Finally Memphis getting the positive attention it deserves! So many great things came from Memphis but the world has no idea

[@bunnyoneful]

Yea, my mom and dad. God rest their souls.

[@RyanLBrown9396]

The greatest and most influential Black record label not named Motown

[@ineverswag]

chess records*

[@FatherAndTeacherTV]

@@ineverswag Yep! Philadelphia International, too.

[@anu-blisselshabazz2676]

I love this comment...

[@Geneva-n1s]

​@@ineverswag💯✌🏾

[@yommish]

King Records deserves a shout

[@traceywhitney1272]

Oh my God, this gave me chills! The first concert I ever went to was WattsSTAX at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1972. I was in the 7th grade. Blew my little Black mind! Rufus Thomas came to our house for dinner. I CanNot Wait!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼👍🏾👍🏾❤️❤️

[@braviafeed]

GOOD GAWD!!! You were at WattStax??! That's got to be the memory of a lifetime! You need to write down and record all your impressions of the show for future generations!

[@terencew7716]

Ready to see this documentary

[@Greenlynxmedia]

Me too. I’m so lost and it’s a shame I had never heard of STAX.

[@JeremyForest]

Oh awesome! I am definitely looking forward to watching this documentary. Stax Records absolutely changed American Pop culture with Soul Music.

[@Grgaforniateezy]

Easily one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen. Should be revered in music culture the same way we view Motown. I thought I knew the history but I had no idea, very well done.

[@bigm6649]

I like Motown I like Philly I LOVE STAX!

[@blanchardjohnson9829]

I love Motown but Stax was Soul music.

[@rusticization]

Stax Records continues to strive against all odds.

[@maxthepupp]

Now here's a story LONG overdue!

[@KostadinKostov-t5q]

thank you for resurrecting an art Legacy for us painters and musician this is a celebration of culture it's universal language

[@northernlad1397]

No white no black just souls listening to beautiful music .

[@jefferylakes388]

And creating it together too! Steve Cropper the real deal!

[@biegebythesea6775]

well it's both black and white AND beautiful music. we don't need to not see race, we just need to not make it a problem.

[@tonygallo1104]

@@jefferylakes388 love Cropper..

[@jefferylakes388]

@@tonygallo1104 as much as Iegend & icon as those who’s name we know far better! Prolifically integral to the fabric of Soulsville! 👍🏾

[@jonathansaunders6697]

Then why was it racism that killed it from Atlantic, cbs, unified planters, and all the rest

[@MatthewKrickeberg]

That music is the soundtrack of America 🇺🇸✊

[@fuhyou3223]

MEMPHIS REPRESENT!!!!

[@zerotolerance5019]

This is the real SOUL MUSIC !! Not Motown , not Philly, Stax musicians & singers created SOUL MUSIC (🎯💯FACTS)

[@monicap8208]

If you haven’t watched this documentary, please do!!!!!! It’s worth watching

[@FatherAndTeacherTV]

I love this music, so I am so glad to see a documentary finally done on this particular label.

[@johnw4659]

Very interested in watching this one.

[@NayNaySayersX]

The Staples Singers! I saw Mavis Staples at NorthSeaJazz last year, a real queen! 💜✨💜

[@biegebythesea6775]

oh wow, would have loved that!

[@R0ssman]

Sadly they don't feature much in this documentary at all.

[@Sweet_Karma]

This looks so good!

[@manelcaballeroperez2499]

Great documentary, just finished watching it. Very emotional in some parts.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Otis Redding was so handsome!

[@TaylorMane89]

My father, uncles, and aunts grew up not too far from there near South Parkway and Bellevue

[@saraeastman40]

Great doc. Most people have never heard of Stax records. I was around back then but only learned about Stax records this last year

[@RetroGirl1967]

Stax is one of those record companies where people might not know the record company, but they do know the music. If you listed songs and artists, people would probably be familiar with them.

[@bobcobb3654]

Just because you hadn’t heard of something until last year doesn’t mean “most people” hadn’t heard of it either.

[@bunnyoneful]

If you bought the records, you know the label . I was at the record shop daily buying records.

[@RetroGirl1967]

@@bunnyoneful That's true, but you have people who discovered the music later on cassette, CD, or streaming music where the label/name of the record company may not have been as visible.

[@braviafeed]

Anyone alive from the 60s through the end of the 70s with ears know the music of Stax intimately.

[@geneenjohnson2656]

Excellent documentary. Second time watching it on HBO 5/27/24. Knowing about the process at Motown and then watching this gives one insight in how both companies were able to successfully market the Black sound to different target audiences. Motown had a more crossover sound whereas Stax was more unapologetically Black. I'm proud of both.

[@JessicaSue]

Loved the documentary. Heartbreaking. Thank you for telling their stories

[@TheEndisAlmostHere]

Very Heartbreaking

[@hopeclayburnsax9369]

Psyched for this. Psyched for Memphis.

[@kharijackson154]

I grew up listening to 90s hip hop and the Stax sound was the foundation for the Wu Tang sound.

[@ryanfingers]

This documentary was fantastic. Stax been on my Spotify nonstop ever since.

[@saj8]

This Documentary better give the Barkays their long overdue flowers.

[@jefferylakes388]

You can’t do Stax w/o Bar-Kays

[@jonathansaunders6697]

It does

[@Geneva-n1s]

✌🏾💯 anticipation!!!!!😊

[@menotu4870]

I watched all 4 episodes of Stax...& it simply blew me away. WOW! I learned SO much, because it wasn’t just about Stax...there was so much more pertinent & valuable information woven into it, that Jamila Wignot (the director) turned it into an epic history course! I can't recommend this enough...

[@sassyone82]

Can’t wait to see this!!!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@jamesgoines7663]

Memphis, my hometown on full display. All of those artists lived walking distance from the recording studio along with so many more. Aretha, Bobby Blue Bland, BB King Al Green and list just keeps going. Don't forget about that guy named Elvis and then a group called 3 Six Mafia. Music oozes from every point in Memphis. Get there folks to enjoy great sounds.

[@bunnyoneful]

My family comes from Memphis. My grandfather played piano on Beale Street way back in the day. They eventually lived in the Foote Holmes in the 40's.

[@jamesgoines7663]

@@bunnyoneful glad you had musical genes in the family. Bet he had stories to tell. get back there when you can.

[@steveyoung780]

Loved it all....music was our lives back then. Black music was the new wave and we surfed on it 24/7

[@4biz]

I DIDNT KNOW THAT STAX RECORDS.A JUGGERUNT OF ALL BLACK MUSIC WAS FOUNDED BY A WHITE COUPLE.''MIND BLOWNED''NOW I REALLY GOTTA WATCH.THE MUSIC WAS&STILL THE GREATEST MUSIC OF ALL TIME.ALL OF THESE ARTEST''ICONIC&TIMELESS''

[@AdrianDeVore]

They were actually siblings not a married couple.

[@bobcobb3654]

Makes sense, though. Black person may have had a tougher time getting a loan to start up a record label in Memphis in the 60s. Along with a building just a mile or 2 from Sun Studios.

[@jefferylakes388]

Brother & sister not husband & wife!

[@jefferylakes388]

Back in the day many labels were birthed from record stores…

[@zippymufo9765]

They eventually sold it to Al Bell, who was African American.

[@martysmith5260]

Before there was Rap, There was Stax!

[@-C.S.R]

Otis Redding was about to take the world by storm! He's the best in my opinion. Absolutely unfair to lose such a master talent like that so early :(

[@EliteEasyE]

Please give us a 4K remaster of WattsStax with deleted scenes!

[@FloraWest]

Got chills just watching the preview-looking forward to this one.

[@MrDjslav5]

This is awesome HBO! Now do Philly Soul.

[@ParkCircle]

Yes that is the one I want to see

[@jefferylakes388]

Quest Love is the man for that one! Word is he’s working on Sly Stone right now which will be AMAZING too!

[@TheEndisAlmostHere]

The was fantastic documentary,,.. it had me sad that these beautiful ppl kept having to rebuild because of the positive impact they had on inner city communities through music… but I’m glad they shared this..

[@SandraSealySeawomanBDS]

Really moving and thorough doc. Always appreciated Stax's brilliant contribution to music but great to see HBO set this so well to the times. SO important, as many who may not have exposure to history - with the insane practice of book banning and other such practices - can have this. More please! ✨️

[@Mia7189]

YES!!!

[@FlavioSergio2015]

I love Soul music!

[@philipgreenegreene3454]

Muscle Shoals had Fame!

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

Amazing, very very story of soul, 🔥 Forever great ❤️😘🔥

[@Geneva-n1s]

The Stax museum is a must to go visit🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Memphis Tennessee...back in the seventies....WDIA. IS WHAT MY FAMILY AND ME LISTENED TO AT NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI..TIME TO GET READY FOR SCHOOL THE SIGNAL WOULD FADE OUT...❤the nighthawk Jingle .😊..Rufus Thomas

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

I will definitely be tuning into this special....

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Can’t wait. Love to continuously learn our history throughout all genres and facets. Black music contribution to the culture is unparalleled ✊💪❤️🙏

[@kelvinhollie2077]

I could always tell a stax record because of the heavy horn sections

[@swtayh]

This documentary was amazing!❤🔥

[@TheBulletzgottishow20]

Motown Philadelphia international and stax was the sound of black music in the 60s and 70s

[@bunnyoneful]

Was there for it, 60's elementary school and jr high, 70's High School best music ever!

[@TheBulletzgottishow20]

@@bunnyoneful yep

[@traceycamille]

CAN NOT WAIT 😍

[@sidneybird6711]

The Emotions, are they part of this documentary?

[@greatestshopper1077]

Yes

[@yommish]

Oh I’ve gotta watch this. HBO doc on Stax!

[@michelerogers9899]

Can’t wait 😊

[@lowtone9]

Weird that they play I’ll Take You There as a theme, but that song was recorded in Muscle Shoals, not Memphis. The Muscle Shoals rhythm section played the tune, including David Hood on the famous bass line.

[@hoisin75]

that memphis soul stew!

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

William Bell inclusive in the stax 🥰💪

[@DerrickNtheCity]

Ive been to Stax museum in Memphis

[@KingMaxMcqueen]

Cannot WAIT for this! ✨👌🏾

[@PeteCalandra]

funny how the opening tune by the Staples is played by the Swampers in Muscle Shoals

[@Lakeibo]

This looks awesome!

[@barrym2112]

I wish Duck Dunn was still alive for this. I can’t wait to watch it nonetheless.

[@Greenlynxmedia]

This looks so good I can’t wait to see it

[@veeneck12]

STAX getting some love!

[@levil4012]

Can't WAIT for this!!

[@Hustlerclub203]

Great documentary

[@zippymufo9765]

This should be interesting. Stax has been neglected by history.

[@mrscwhite18]

So who owns the masters of this great music

[@kenfordfrank2884]

Concord Music Group...

[@jonathansaunders6697]

Cbs extorted their firesale...horrible story...had their catalogue stolen TWICE!

[@OldMod67]

Wow, this looks amazing! Unfortunately I live in the UK, so when I get a chance to see it is anyone's guess...

[@NewmskiRunnerCarerDJProducer]

I'm based in the UK too, it will be on HBO Max soon I'm guessing.

[@bunnyoneful]

There is one on KZbin came out about a year ago. Search stax documentary.

[@MIXPRO68]

IM SO WATCHING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@streamingscreens9931]

Go It's soooo good. I loved this series

[@fld1374]

This is so good!!!!

[@biegebythesea6775]

LOVE LOVE LOVE ❤❤❤

[@sirt7286]

Can’t wait to see this !

[@Becauseimme]

If J Dilla was from that era, he’d definitely be on Stax Records.

[@arlenereid8919]

When will this be on Netflix?

[@Thesavage925]

Can’t wait!!!

[@lucy661000]

It's may 20 I don't see it on in HBO

[@staceyworkman4944]

I visited this in Memphis

[@McDoinky]

Is it by the same producers of the Hitsville USA documentary?

[@funkymonk7]

Muscle Shoals, too..

[@jefferylakes388]

Check Tubi, there’s an excellent doc on Muscle Shoals I’ve watched it a half a dozen times already!

[@yallgonlearntoday]

I cannnotttttt wait for this.

[@DaveDave65]

Can't wait...

[@BluPhone-mv1ic]

You should have been there when It was distribution was from Atlantic,hit song after hit song wonderful artists , Rufus and CarlaThomas, Otis Redding, Booker T and the MG,s,Sam and Dave,Mable John, the Staples Singers, David Porter, Isaac Hayes writing team. Out of Sight.

[@jeffreytripp-v3w]

Can't wait

[@scottwallace901]

A BiG Soul music fan. This looks interesting.. There is a documentary already on Stax records called Respect Yourself the story of Stax records on DVD. Do we need this? Still like to see it.

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Right! I thought there was something similar put out before but I’m still interested.

[@jusletursoulglobaby]

on DVD. if it's not streaming, it doesn't exist. Yes, we need this

[@bobcobb3654]

@@jusletursoulglobabyyou know you can get a DVD player for like 30 bucks. Movies still exist even if a streaming site hasn’t given you permission to see it.

[@jefferylakes388]

Yeah we need it! Documentaries are building blocks to telling stories. The next one should unearth things not previously told and or elaborate on those under represented!

[@keithmcduffie7182]

Flash forward to 2024. ALL the R&B, SOUL, FUNK & Traditional GOSPEL Record Labels have been eliminated.....Progress?

[@spindly79]

All labels have been whittled down to a few holding companies, but the music of Stax, Motown, Hi, and many more live on. This music is probably more widely available than ever before!

[@madeleinehague3247]

❤❤❤

[@dme1016]

I have the utmost respect for Al Bell. That said, when CBS wanted to renegotiate the crazy deal that he had made with Clive Davis, which was boided when Davus was fired fir financial shenanigans, instead of Al seeing it as racism from CBS tryna jeep a Black man down, he should've worked at a negotiation I stead of flat turning them down, bcuz Instead, that pussed CBS off enough to squeeze the life outta STAX, and all the people there. That was a fatal decision by Al, when working WITH CBS wouldvekept everyone working. Yeah, his Black man pride would've taken a little hit, but people would've kept their livelihood....and STAX would've gone on....

[@Lifxzvb]

Play me some pimpin mane !

[@atritressfreeman5610]

Issiac hayes car first ever "face time" phone seen back in the 70s...

[@HermanHall-z3l]

❤ true true true black history

[@Ayesha_Michelle]

❤

[@Johany_Lizcano]

💃💃💃

[@BrianYerby-he9jo]

People been middle fingers up since the 70's