When You Think "Motown", Do You Think "Lionel Richie"?

[midnightman]

Stax Records were pretty strong though back in that era with many nationally known artists.

I don't know about "many" at least not compared to Motown but Isaac, Sam & Dave, Otis, Rufus, Johnnie Taylor and Booker T & the M.G.'s definitely laid the groundwork for soul music's global dominance... like I said, I give it up to Stax and they were just as much in the fight for civil rights and black excellence as Motown but Motown was ALWAYS on a wider scale...

[marv2]

I don't know about "many" at least not compared to Motown but Isaac, Sam & Dave, Otis, Rufus, Johnnie Taylor and Booker T & the M.G.'s definitely laid the groundwork for soul music's global dominance... like I said, I give it up to Stax and they were just as much in the fight for civil rights and black excellence as Motown but Motown was ALWAYS on a wider scale...

Here is a list of some of the Stax Records artists:

https://staxrecords.com/artists/

[marv2]

Here is a more comprehensive list of Stax Artists:

Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Gus Cannon
The Astors
Rufus Thomas
Wendy Rene
Otis Redding [[Volt)
Carla Thomas [[Satellite, Atlantic, then Stax)
The Mar-Keys [[Satellite, then Stax)
The Mad Lads [[Volt)
Ruby Johnson [[Volt)
Mable John
Sam & Dave [[signed to Atlantic, recorded at Stax, recordings issued by Stax by arrangement with Atlantic until 1968)
Eddie Floyd [[Safice, Atlantic, then Stax)
The Charmels [[Volt)
Johnnie Taylor
William Bell
The Bar-Kays [[Volt)
Albert King
Ollie & the Nightingales [[Chalice, then Stax)
Wilson Pickett [[signed to Atlantic, recorded at Stax)
Don Covay [[signed to Atlantic, recorded at Stax)
Isaac Hayes [[Enterprise)
The Goodees [[Hip)
Christian Harmonizers [[Chalice)
Johnny Daye
Judy Clay
Arthur Conley [[Jotis, signed to Fame/Atco, recorded at Stax)
Veltones [[Satellite)
The Chips [[Satellite)


1968–1975: Post-Atlantic years

Isaac Hayes [[Enterprise)
Albert King
O. B. McClinton
Johnnie Taylor
Eddie Floyd
William Bell
The Soul Children
Little Milton
The Emotions [[Volt)
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
The Bar-Kays [[Volt)
David Porter
The Epsilons featuring Lloyd Parks -McFadden & Whitehead
Richard Pryor [[Partee)
Bill Cosby [[Partee)
The Staple Singers
The Ross Singers
The Rance Allen Group
Kim Weston
The Leaders [[Volt)
The Dramatics [[Volt)
The Temprees [[We Produce)
Jean Knight
Rev. Jesse Jackson [[Respect)
Mel and Tim
Moms Mabley [[Partee)
Luther Ingram [[Koko)
Terry Manning [[Enterprise)
Tommy Tate [[Koko)
The Nightingales
Frederick Knight
Shirley Brown
Calvin Scott
Inez Foxx
The Sweet Inspirations
Ernie Hines [[We Produce)
Roy Lee Johnson
Jimmy McCracklin
Lena Zavaroni[42]
Linda Lyndell [[Volt)
Round Robin Monopoly [[Truth)
Joyce Cobb [[Truth)
Larry Raspberry & the High Steppers [[Enterprise)
Eric Mercury [[Enterprise)
Ken Matthews
Lou Bond [[We Produce)
Glenn Yarbrough


2006–present: Concord years

Angie Stone
Ben Harper
Lalah Hathaway
Leela James
Leon Ware
N'dambi
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
Nikka Costa
Soulive
Southern Avenue[43]
Teena Marie
William Bell