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)