Jones and drummer Al Jackson Jr.). It became the first STAX hit, though it appeared on the short-lived offshoot Satellite Records. “That was the end of country for me,” says Mr. Stewart.

bassist Duck Dunn and drummer Al Jackson Jr. – as well as Porter, whose legendary songs include "Hold On, I'm Coming" and "Soul Man" for Sam & Dave. The magic of the Stax sound was rooted in ...

If you’re a fan of soul music—or even if you’re just curious about this iconic genre—the Stax Museum of American Soul Music ...

Jones and Al Jackson Jr. — and white players on lead and bass guitar — Steve Cropper and Donald “Duck” Dunn. “I would describe Stax as ‘change,'" said Johnathan McKinnie, a 16-year-old ...

Jones and the MGs (guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and drummer Al Jackson, Jr.) also served as the Stax touring band, playing behind the above named artists on the road ...

At Stax Music Academy, young talents rehearse ... and the MGs defied racial barriers, with Black musicians Booker TJones and Al Jackson Jr. playing alongside white bandmates Steve Cropper and ...