Season 1

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  9.1/1076 votes

  Cause I Love You

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/20/2024

  In the late 1950s, Memphis' Stax Records quickly becomes one of the most influential record labels on the Black music scene, breaking out iconic artists such as Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MG's, and Otis Redding. As popularity grows in the Black market, Stax executives and musicians transcend racial divides and bring their music into the American mainstream.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  9.2/1063 votes

  Soul Man

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/20/2024

  Stax breaks through to the white market with Sam & Dave's crossover hit "Soul Man." But the untimely death of Stax star Otis Redding, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., legal obstacles, and ongoing racial tensions in Memphis reveal cracks in the company's façade.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.6/1053 votes

  Respect Yourself

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/21/2024

  Despite severe business setbacks, Stax Records rises again with Isaac Hayes's Oscar® and Grammy®-winning work for the 1971 smash hit Shaft.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.4/1052 votes

  Nothing Takes the Place of You

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/2024

  By the 1970s, a booming Stax expands to Los Angeles and gives back to the Black community with the benefit concert Wattstax. But when their bank goes under and the company faces other legal setbacks, Stax prepares to shutter its doors.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown