Stax Records Benefit

06/12/07
. (PR) In an unparalleled celebration of Stax Records� 50th anniversary, the heart and soul of the legendary label�s lineup will reunite onstage for �50 Years of Stax: A Concert To Benefit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.� The event will be held Friday, June 22 at Memphis� historic Orpheum Theater at the foot of Beale Street.

Just confirmed as hosts of the show are Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Randy Jackson (renowned producer, songwriter and co-host of �American Idol�).

Artist confirmations include Isaac Hayes, Booker T & the MGs (featuring Steve Cropper & Duck Dunn), Mavis Staples, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, the Soul Children, the Reddings (honoring the legacy of their father Otis Redding) plus the following artists signed to the reactivated Stax label: Angie Stone, N�dambi, Soulive and Lalah Hathaway. The evening will also feature many late-breaking surprise appearances.

Proceeds from the Orpheum show will benefit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the world�s only soul music museum, located at the site of the old Stax headquarters on Memphis� historic McLemore Avenue. The museum�s labyrinth of exhibits-- including an award-winning introductory documentary film, an authentic 100-year-old Mississippi Delta church that was home to the gospel roots of soul music, original studio equipment, costumes, artwork and Isaac�s Hayes peacock-blue Cadillac--promote and preserve the legacy of American soul music and its contributions internationally.

A limited number of Golden Circle tickets to the event are available for $1,000 each. Golden Circle admission will include VIP orchestra seating at the Orpheum, VIP parking and a pre-show private party at the Orpheum Broadway Club, a gala after party at the Gibson Lounge featuring performances by Stax artists and friends, a private celebrity tour of the Museum, the 50th Anniversary Stax CD box set, a lithographed poster, and a commemorative Stax T-shirt.

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