Artist	Song
Sam & Dave	Soul Man
from The Best of Sam & Dave (2008)
Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions
from Green Onions (2005)
Eddie Floyd	Knock On Wood
from Stax Profiles: Eddie Floyd (2006)
Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
from The Very Best of Otis Redding (2007)
The Staple Singers	I'll Take You There
from Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (2006)
The Mar-Keys	Last Night (Single)
from The Last Night! (2005)
Isaac Hayes	Theme from "Shaft"
from Isaac Hayes: Greatest Hits Singles (2006)
Johnnie Taylor	Who's Making Love
from Stax Profiles: Johnnie Taylor (2006)
Albert King	Born Under a Bad Sign (Single Version)
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
William Bell	I Forgot to Be Your Lover
from The Best of William Bell (2006)
Rufus Thomas	Walking the Dog
from Walking the Dog (2005)
Carla Thomas	Tramp
from Rhino Hi-Five - Carla Thomas - EP (2005)
The Dramatics	Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
from The Best of the Dramatics (2006)
Jean Knight	Mr. Big Stuff
from Mr. Big Stuff (2006)
The Bar-Kays	Soul Finger
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Carla Thomas	B-A-B-Y (Single Version)
from Rhino Hi-Five - Carla Thomas - EP (2005)
Albert King	I'll Play the Blues for You
from Stax Profiles: Albert King (2006)
Frederick Knight	I've Been Lonely (For So Long)
from Stax 50 - 50th Anniversary Celebration (2007)
Otis Redding	Try a Little Tenderness
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Sam & Dave	Hold On, I'm Coming
from Hold On, I'm Comin' (2005)
Mable John	Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
from Your Good Thing - Single (2005)
Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again
from Stax 50 - 50th Anniversary Celebration (2007)
The Dramatics	In the Rain
from The Best of the Dramatics (2006)
Little Milton	Walkin' the Back Streets and Crying
from Stax Profiles: Little Milton (2006)
Eddie Floyd	I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)
from Stax Profiles: Eddie Floyd (2006)
Booker T. & The MG's	Hip Hug-Her
from The Best of Booker T & The MGs (2005)
The Staple Singers	Respect Yourself
from Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (2006)
Carla Thomas	Gee Whiz, Look At His Eyes (Single Version)
from Rhino Hi-Five - Carla Thomas - EP (2005)
Wilson Pickett	634-5789
from The Exciting Wilson Pickett (2007)
Isaac Hayes	Walk On By
from Isaac Hayes: Greatest Hits Singles (2006)
Otis Redding	I've Been Loving You Too Long (Single Version)
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Sam & Dave	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
from The Best of Sam & Dave (2008)
Eddie Floyd	Raise Your Hand
from Stax Profiles: Eddie Floyd (2006)
William Bell	You Don't Miss Your Water
from Stax/Volt - The Complete Singles 1959-1968 - Volume 1 (2007)
Soul Children	The Sweeter He Is
from Chronicle (2006)
The Temprees	Dedicated to the One I Love
from Dedicated to the One I Love (2006)
William Bell	Private Number
from The Best of William Bell (2006)
The Emotions	So I Can Love You
from So I Can Love You / Untouched (2006)
Otis Redding	Respect
from The Very Best of Otis Redding (2007)
Sam & Dave	I Thank You (Single Version)
from I Thank You (2005)
The Dramatics	Toast to the Fool
from The Best of the Dramatics (2006)
Otis Redding	These Arms of Mine (Single Version)
from Pain In My Heart (2005)
Rance Allen	I Belong to You
from Stax Profiles: Rance Allen (2006)
The Bar-Kays	Holy Ghost
from The Best of the Bar-Kays (2006)
Rufus Thomas	Do the Funky Chicken
from Stax Profiles: Rufus Thomas (2006)
Eddie Floyd	Big Bird
from Stax Profiles: Eddie Floyd (2006)
Booker T. & The MG's	Time Is Tight
from Stax Profiles: Booker T. & the M.G.'s (2006)
The Staple Singers	If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
from Stax Profiles: The Staple Singers (2006)
Otis Redding	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) [Single Version]
from The Dictionary of Soul (2008)
Isaac Hayes	Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
from Isaac Hayes: Greatest Hits Singles (2006)
Carla Thomas	Let Me Be Good to You (LP Version)
from Carla (2005)
Otis Redding	That's How Strong My Love Is
from The Very Best of Otis Redding (2007)
Soul Children	I'll Be the Other Woman
from Chronicle (2006)
William Bell	Everybody Loves a Winner
from The Soul of a Bell (2007)
Booker T. & The MG's	Soul Limbo
from The Best of Booker T. & the MGs (2006)
Little Milton	Little Bluebird
from Stax Profiles: Little Milton (2006)
The Dramatics	Get Up and Get Down
from The Best of the Dramatics (2006)
The Mad Lads	No Strings Attached
from Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 5 (2008)
Carla & Rufus	'Cause I Love You
from Walking the Dog (2005)
Otis Redding	Lovey Dovey
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Rufus Thomas	The Dog
from Walking the Dog (2005)
Albert King	Breaking Up Somebody's Home
from The Best of Albert King (2006)
The Temprees	Love...Can Be So Wonderful
from The Best of the Temprees (2006)
Carla Thomas	I Like What You're Doing (To Me)
from Stax Profiles: Carla Thomas (2006)
The Mad Lads	Patch My Heart
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Soul Children	Tighten Up My Thang
from Chronicle (2006)
The Dramatics	Hey You! Get Off My Mountain
from The Best of the Dramatics (2006)
Eddie Floyd	Love Is You
from Stax Profiles: Eddie Floyd (2006)
Rance Allen	Lying On the Truth
from Stax Profiles: Rance Allen (2006)
Sam & Dave	I Got Everything I Need
from Rhino Hi-Five: Sam & Dave, Vol. 2 - EP (2006)
The Astors	Candy
from The Astors Meet the Newcomers: Sweet Soul from Memphis (2005)
The Mad Lads	I Don't Want to Lose Your Love (Single Version)
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Otis Redding	Cigarettes and Coffee
from Pure Southern Soul (2007)
Rufus Thomas	Funkiest Man Alive
from Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975 (2006)
William Bell	A Tribute to a King
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)

Comment:

Seventeen years isn't really all that long: just about enough time to get from kindergarten to high school . . . or change the face of music forever. And between 1959 and 1976, at the corner of McLemore and College in Memphis, Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton did precisely that when they gutted a crumbling picture palace and filled it with soul. Just consider, for a moment, the songs that shook Stax Studios' hallowed walls: "Soul Man," "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," "Knock On Wood." Or the artists Stax grew into soul-certified superstars: Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes. Stax's vibe was so [i]undeniable[/i] that musicians flocked to Memphis, hoping for a slice of its magic, like when Wilson Pickett laid down "In the Midnight Hour." And even though the label shut down, and its studios were torn down, the heart of Soulsville, U.S.A. — that amazing Stax sound — is still beating strong . . . and we've got it right here.

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