Robert Gordon

(Author)

Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul ExplosionHardcover, 12 November 2013

Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
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Print Length
480 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Date Published
12 Nov 2013
ISBN-10
1596915773
ISBN-13
9781596915770

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The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a record company that becomes a monument to racial harmony in 1960's segregated south Memphis. Their success is startling, and Stax soon defines an international sound. Then, after losses both business and personal, the siblings part, and the brother allies with a visionary African-American partner. Under integrated leadership, Stax explodes as a national player until, Icarus-like, they fall from great heights to a tragic demise. Everything is lost, and the sanctuary that flourished is ripped from the ground. A generation later, Stax is rebuilt brick by brick to once again bring music and opportunity to the people of Memphis.

Set in the world of 1960s and '70s soul music, Respect Yourself is a story of epic heroes in a shady industry. It's about music and musicians -- Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett, the Staple Singers, and Booker T. and the M.G.'s, Stax's interracial house band. It's about a small independent company's struggle to survive in a business world of burgeoning conglomerates. And always at the center of the story is Memphis, Tennessee, an explosive city struggling through heated, divisive years.

Told by one of our leading music chroniclers, Respect Yourself brings to life this treasured cultural institution and the city that created it.

Product Details

Author:
Robert Gordon
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
12 November 2013
Dimensions:
24.26 x 16.64 x 3.78 cm
ISBN-10:
1596915773
ISBN-13:
9781596915770
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
480
Publisher:
Weight:
784.71 gm

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