Stax Records studio

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music landmark recording studio

Stax Records studio was a legendary Memphis recording studio and record label headquarters that became a cornerstone of Southern soul music and a major cultural hub for African-American artists in the 1960s and 1970s.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Stax Recording Studio	6
Stax Records studio canonical	5
Stax Records studio in Memphis	2
Stax studio in Memphis	2
Stax studio, Memphis, Tennessee	2
Soulsville U.S.A. studio	1
Stax Records studio at 926 East McLemore Avenue	1
Stax Records studio, Memphis, Tennessee	1
Stax Records’ Studio A	1
Stax Studios, Memphis	1
Stax Studios, Memphis, Tennessee	1
Stax studio, Memphis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6251328 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stax Records studio
Context triple: [African-American history of Memphis, includesPlace, Stax Records studio]

A. Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is a legendary American recording studio renowned for its influential soul, rock, and R&B recordings by major artists in the late 20th century.
B. Motown Studio A
Motown Studio A is the famed recording studio in Detroit where many of Motown Records’ classic hits of the 1960s and 1970s were created.
C. Clinton Recording Studios
Clinton Recording Studios is a professional recording facility in New York City known for hosting sessions by prominent artists across genres.
D. FAME Studios
FAME Studios is a legendary American recording studio renowned for its influential soul, R&B, and rock recordings and its role in shaping the "Muscle Shoals sound."
E. Conway Recording Studios
Conway Recording Studios is a renowned professional recording facility in Los Angeles, widely used by major artists and producers for high-quality music production.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stax Records studio
Target entity description: Stax Records studio was a legendary Memphis recording studio and record label headquarters that became a cornerstone of Southern soul music and a major cultural hub for African-American artists in the 1960s and 1970s.

A. Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is a legendary American recording studio renowned for its influential soul, rock, and R&B recordings by major artists in the late 20th century.
B. Motown Studio A
Motown Studio A is the famed recording studio in Detroit where many of Motown Records’ classic hits of the 1960s and 1970s were created.
C. Clinton Recording Studios
Clinton Recording Studios is a professional recording facility in New York City known for hosting sessions by prominent artists across genres.
D. FAME Studios
FAME Studios is a legendary American recording studio renowned for its influential soul, R&B, and rock recordings and its role in shaping the "Muscle Shoals sound."
E. Conway Recording Studios
Conway Recording Studios is a renowned professional recording facility in Los Angeles, widely used by major artists and producers for high-quality music production.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music landmark ⓘ recording studio ⓘ
activePeriod	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ
associatedWith	Stax Records ⓘ
coFoundedBy	Estelle Axton ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalRole	major cultural hub for African-American artists ⓘ
demolished	1989 ⓘ
foundedBy	Jim Stewart ⓘ
functionedAs	record label headquarters ⓘ recording studio ⓘ
genreSpecialty	Southern soul ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ
heritageDesignation	important site in American music history ⓘ
houseBand	Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ
houseHornSection	The Mar-Keys ⓘ The Memphis Horns ⓘ
influencedGenre	Southern rock ⓘ funk ⓘ soul music ⓘ
knownFor	collaborative, band-oriented production style ⓘ live, raw recording aesthetic ⓘ
locatedIn	Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Memphis
locatedInNeighborhood	Soulsville, USA neighborhood of Memphis ⓘ linked to: Soulsville, USA
notableFor	distinctive Memphis soul sound ⓘ racially integrated house band and staff during the civil rights era ⓘ
originalName	Satellite Records studio ⓘ
recordedArtist	Albert King ⓘ Carla Thomas ⓘ Eddie Floyd ⓘ Isaac Hayes ⓘ Otis Redding ⓘ Rufus Thomas ⓘ Sam & Dave ⓘ The Staple Singers ⓘ Wilson Pickett ⓘ
recordedForLabel	Stax Records ⓘ Volt Records ⓘ
recordedHitSong	"Dock of the Bay" (studio work related to Otis Redding recordings) ⓘ linked to: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay "Green Onions" ⓘ linked to: Green Onions "Hold On, I'm Comin'" ⓘ linked to: Hold On, I’m Coming "Soul Man" ⓘ linked to: Soul Man "Theme from Shaft" ⓘ
recordLabelHeadquartersOf	Stax Records ⓘ
siteNowOccupiedBy	Stax Museum of American Soul Music ⓘ
socialContext	operated during the American civil rights movement ⓘ
streetAddressHistoric	926 East McLemore Avenue, Memphis ⓘ

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