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[05/02/24 - 08:00 AM]
HBO Original Documentary Series "Stax: Soulsville U.S.A." Debuts May 20
By 1973, Stax Records was one of the recording industry's most influential producers of soul music, breaking acts such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Sam & Dave, and many more.

[04/24/24 - 01:45 PM]
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[05/03/22 - 11:26 PM]
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STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A. (HBO)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
5/20/24 - 5/21/24
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2023-2024 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (4 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's web site, May 2024) In just under two decades, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, grew from a family-owned record store and studio to one of the most influential producers of soul music — launching the careers of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, and Sam & Dave, and more. Through archival performance footage and intimate interviews, STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. chronicles the musicians, songwriters, and producers who smashed racial barriers and created the signature Stax sound that defined an era. HBO Documentary Films presents STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A., a Laylow Pictures Production and a White Horse Pictures Production in association with Concord Originals, Polygram Entertainment, and Warner Music Entertainment. Director, Jamila Wignot; producers Jamila Wignot, Kara Elverson; executive producers, Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Scott Pascucci, Sophia Dilley, Michele Smith, Jody Gerson, David Blackman, Charlie Cohen, Ron Broitman. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Caroline Waterlow as EP
· Charlie Cohen as EP
· David Blackman as EP
· Ezra Edelman as EP
· Jamila Wignot as DIR/PROD
· Jody Gerson as EP
· Kara Elverson as PROD
· Michele Smith as EP
· Nicholas Ferrall as EP
· Nigel Sinclair as EP
· Ron Broitman as EP
· Scott Pascucci as EP
· Sophia Dilley as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Concord Originals
· Laylow Pictures
· Polygram Entertainment
· Warner Music Entertainment
· White Horse Pictures