Founded in 1957 by brother and sister Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton as Satellite Records, Stax Records would become a powerhouse soul and R&B label in the sixties. Their ‘open door’ policy of welcoming artists to prove themselves in the studio produced an unparalleled cadre of talent. Although it looked as if the label went down with its biggest talent, Otis Redding, in 1967 when Atlantic Records had Stax forfeit all of its studio recordings through its power of majority stakeholder, under the guiding hand of Al Bell, the catalogue was rebuilt and a whole new generation of performers would surface in the 1970s. We’ll share the stories and the music from the Stax label this Friday on Deeper Roots on Sonoma County’s powerhouse low power station, KOWS.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruby Johnson | I'll Run Your Hurt Away | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) |  |
| 2 | Veda Brown | Short Stopping | Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3] | |
| 3 | Mable John | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 4 | Judy Clay & William Bell | Private Number | Stax 50th [[Disc 1]] | |
| 5 | Jean Knight | Mr. Big Stuff | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2] | |
| 6 | Mel & Tim | Starting All Over Again | Stax 50th [[Disc 1]] | |
| 7 | Otis Redding & Carla Thomas | Tramp | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 8 | Otis Redding | Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) | Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul | |
| 9 | Ollie & the Nightingales | I Got a Sure Thing | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (9 of 9) | |
| 10 | Albert King | Born Under a Bad Sign | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) | |
| 11 | Albert King | Crosscut Saw | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9) | |
| 12 | Booker T. & The MG's | Time Is Tight | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2] | |
| 13 | Booker T. & the MG's | Slim Jenkins' Place | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9) | |
| 14 | Carla Thomas | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 15 | Isaac Hayes & David Porter | Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) | Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3] | |
| 16 | The Bar-Kays | Soul Finger | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 17 | Otis Redding | Mr. Pitiful | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4 | |
| 18 | Isaac Hayes | Theme From Shaft | Stax 50th [[Disc 1]] | |
| 19 | The Mar-Keys | Last Night | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 20 | Eddie Floyd | Knock On Wood | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 21 | The Staple Singers | I'll Take You There | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2] | |
| 22 | Sam & Dave | When Something Is Wrong With My Baby | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) | |
| 23 | Sam & Dave | Hold On I'm Coming | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 24 | William Bell | I Forgot To Be Your Lover | Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2] | |
| 25 | Sir Mack Rice | Love Sickness | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9) | |
| 26 | The Four Shells | Hot Dog | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) | |
| 27 | Jeanne & the Darlings | Soul Girl | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (9 of 9) | |
| 28 | Linda Lyndell | What A Man | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | |
| 29 | March Wind | Do The Sweetback | Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3] | |
| 30 | The Staple Singers | Respect Yourself | Stax Profiles | |
| 31 | Carla Thomas | Stop! Look What You're Doing | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) | |