Stax Records

Stax Records is an American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. The band Booker T. & the M.G.'s were employed by the company to play music on records by many singers, including Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.

Parent company	Concord Music Group
Founded	1957; 68 years ago (1957)
Founder	Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton
Distributing label	Concord Records (in the United States), Universal Music Group (worldwide distribution) Craft Recordings (reissues) Atlantic Records, Rhino Entertainment (Pre-1968 catalog)
Genre	Soul, blues, funk
Country of origin	United States
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
Official website	www.staxrecords.com

History

1957–1960: Early years as Satellite Records

Stax Records, originally named Satellite Records, was founded in Memphis in 1957 by Jim Stewart,^[1][2] initially operating in a garage. Satellite's early releases were country music, rockabilly records or straight pop numbers, reflecting the tastes of Stewart (a country fiddle player) at the time.