Even if time is tight, you must come here.
Elvis is great but I really like soul. Otis, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas and my favourite band, Booker T and the MGs. I had waited a long time to visit the Stax Museum of American Soul so it was a very special day when I went there.
The original Stax recording studio was demolished years ago, however the museum is a faithful reproduction built on the same site of the legendary converted small town cinema. Visitors can’t help but to get a feeling of what it was like to be in the studio and to live in the neighborhood where not only several Stax artists were born but also Aretha Franklin. Amazing.
Apart from many musical artefacts and a studio set up for Booker T and the MGs, there is a lot of information about the influence of the church and the campaign for civil rights. Black and white musicians who had attended segregated schools came together to create memorable sounds.
Some of those guys are still around, such as David Porter, Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper.
Gordon's Gubbins. 