In April 2001, roughly 3,000 people gathered at what should never have become a vacant lot at the corner of East McLemore Avenue and College Street in South Memphis, the former site of Stax Records.
Soulsville comes full circle as Mitchell Worley takes the helm
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25 for 25 Years: Invest in the Next Generation of Soul at Stax Music Academy
April 15, 2025
DONATE NOW For 25 years, the Stax Music Academy has stood as a pillar of inspiration, education, and opportunity—empowering the next generation of soul musicians, songwriters, and music industry professionals.
It’s retro. It’s hip. And it’s one click away!
September 19, 2024
The Soulsville Foundation’s annual report/year-in-review is hot off the presses. This year we designed the magazine in homage to Written in their Soul, or two GRAMMY winning box set that
Introducing the Shoe with Soul: Stax Music Academy Fundraiser
March 28, 2024
MEMPHIS – Introducing the new Stax Music Academy shoe by SoGiv, inspired by the only remaining original feature from the 1960s Stax Records building at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the
Rhodes College to Award Honorary Degrees to Veteran Stax Records Executive and GRAMMY Award Winner Deanie Parker and AutoZone Executive William C. Rhodes III
March 22, 2024
Deanie Parker and William C. Rhodes III will receive honorary degrees at the 175th Commencement of Rhodes College on May 11. Rhodes is former president and chief executive officer of