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Jim Stewart, 92, founder of influential southern soul label Stax Records
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Michael Rhodes
Dec 6, 2022, 5:50:02 PM12/6/22
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Jim Stewart, founder of influential southern soul label Stax Records, has died aged 92. Stax confirmed the news on social media this morning, writing that Stewart “passed away peacefully earlier today, surrounded by his family”.
As the founder of Stax, Stewart was responsible for signing and nurturing the careers of many of soul and R&B’s most influential figures, including Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Albert King and the Bar-Kays.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/06/jim-stewart-founder-of-stax-records-dies-aged-92
As the founder of Stax, Stewart was responsible for signing and nurturing the careers of many of soul and R&B’s most influential figures, including Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Albert King and the Bar-Kays.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/06/jim-stewart-founder-of-stax-records-dies-aged-92
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