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A Celebration of the Stax Museum’s 20th Anniversary Fashioned to replace our beloved Staxtacular event that raised over $1 million over 10 years, the inaugural Night Train gala, to be...

The Soulsville Foundation Chief Operating Officer (COO) will help lead the organization in honoring and building on the powerful history of Stax Records to develop young people for lifelong success....

The Soulsville Foundation announced today that it will debut its third annual free virtual Black History Month presentation created by the Stax Music Academy in conjunction with the Stax Museum...

Andre Johnson III (2018) first-ever recipient of Theatre Memphis’ Priscilla Presley Scholarship André Johnson III, TSCS Class of 2018 and a junior at the University of Memphis in the Department...

William Bell is one of our favorite Stax Records artists of all time. He’s also one of the Stax Museum and Stax Music Academy’s most avid supporters, with academy students...

When we at the Soulsville Foundation say we are like one big family, we’re not just paying lip service and we are putting our money where our mouth is when...

The first cohort of the National Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) program has been selected, representing 53 leaders from across the United States. Among them is Stax Museum of American Soul Music...

One of our Soulsville Charter School graduates, Keosha Stewart (class of 2013), has recently joined the Stax Museum of American Soul Music at its new Education Manager. Keosha attended Soulsville...

In 1973, Stax Records’ Dale Warren was fresh off the success of his smash hit composition “Salvation Symphony” performed by an orchestra the year before at the famed Wattstax concert...

During a special event on September 14, 2022 at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Soulsville Foundation officials, former Stax artists, and others announced plans for the museum’s 20th...

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The Soulsville Foundation’s Stax Music Academy announced today that it’s launching its third annual #MusicMustContinue fundraising campaign with a special twist this year. We’ve received a $50,000 donation that will...