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Living Blues Magazine: Stax Music Academy Keeping the Music Alive in Memphis

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Tim Sampson

Living Blues, the oldest blues magazine in the United States, takes a look at how the Stax Music Academy is carrying classic soul and blues into the future for generations […]
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The Commercial Appeal: Stax Music Academy, closing in on its 20th year, is ‘amazing on a daily basis’ | Opinion

Posted on February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 by Tim Sampson

The Stax Music Academy began programming on June 1, 2000 in the lunchroom of Stafford Elementary School before it even had a building with 125 young children who were treated […]
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Soul Tracks: Stax Music Academy celebrates success in Memphis

Posted on February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 by Tim Sampson

This week the national/international Soul Tracks online magazine looks at how Stax Music Academy is now watching its graduates grow up into successful adults. Not only are they doing amazing […]
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STAX MUSIC ACADEMY ALUM AND BRUNO MARS BAND MEMBER NAMED SMA ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Posted on February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 by Tim Sampson

Kameron Whalum, a former Stax Music Academy student and now Bruno Mars band member, has been named the Stax Music Academy’s new Artist In Residence. While not on the road […]
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