The roots-music powerhouse knows its way around thundering Southern rockers, country ballads and, lately, Stax-inspired soul.
Afterward, make your way to Stax Museum of American Soul Music, a mecca for music enthusiasts.
During the '60s, he and The MGs were the house band for Stax Records in Memphis.
Mr. Cropper: Back at Stax on Monday, Atlantic Records' producer Jerry Wexler called.
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His distinctive grooves underpinned dozens of hit records for the legendary Stax label - including Soul Man and Try A Little Tenderness.
"Stax, being that it's a legendary soul label, the whole process of recording the album in itself was smooth sailing, " James says.
For a while in the late '60s, the house rhythm section at Stax Records in Memphis was the hottest in the world.
They enjoyed success on the Stax label and Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label.
"Otis was one of the premier acts at Stax (Records), " Jones says.
Researchers fed college students watching television Lay's Stax with a red chip placed at various intervals throughout the canister in a 2012 study.
Already owning 65% of the salty snacks market, Frito-Lay is launching two new flavors of Lay's Stax, which should further boost this thriving division.
Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, described them as "one of Stax Records' most important and successful acts".
James' new CD is on Stax, a smaller label that was once home to soul icons such as The Staple Singers and Otis Redding.
The Staples went on to international fame with Stax Records.
The MGs were the house band for Stax Records, and Dunn can be heard on songs such as Otis Redding's Respect and Sam and Dave's Hold On, I'm Comin'.
Hayes taught himself to play the piano, and after cutting his teeth on the Beale Street club scene, he worked his way into a gig as a house musician at Stax.
Atlantic handled Stax's distribution.
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