Allen Toussaint
Born in 1938, Allen Toussaint grew up in a shotgun house in New Orleans. He learned piano as a child,...
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Stax On Tour
In 1965, the first promotional trip was organized for Stax artists. Although record sales were good, the company felt that...
The Memphis Horns
The Memphis Horns was a duo formed in 1969 by two members of The Mar-Keys horn section at Stax. The...
Willie Hightower
Willie Hightower was born in Gadsden, Alabama, in 1940. He started singing in church choirs aged six and later joined...
Leo Graham
Leo Graham was a singer/songwriter who came to Brunswick as a songwriter in 1970. He was a good lyricist, who...
Spencer Wiggins at FAME
Spencer Wiggins was born in Memphis, in the same part of town as James Carr and Bobby Bland. He grew...
James Govan
James Govan was born in Mississippi but moved to Memphis as a child. It was in Memphis that one of...
Solomon Burke at FAME
Up until 1967, Rick Hall relied mainly on artists he signed to FAME Records, plus artists signed to Atlantic Records,...
The Muscle Shoals Horns
In 1967 Rick Hall decided to set up a horn section at FAME Studios, probably influenced by the success of...
James Booker
James Booker was an extraordinary musician and performer. He was born in New Orleans in 1939, the son of a...
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