The Soulsville Foundation’s Stax Music Academy announced today that it’s launching its third annual #MusicMustContinue fundraising campaign with a special twist this year. We’ve received a $50,000 donation that will match all donations up to $25,000 for this year and 2023. The donation is from the family of the recently passed Brenda Berger O’Brien (pictured […]
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Do you write songs that the world needs to hear? Are you interested in pursuing a career in music? Join us for Mic Drop, a talent showcase with celebrity judges and prize packages to help further your music career. Mic drop is open to all Memphis Area youth, ages 12 – 18. For the competition, […]
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By Ryan Bergeron, CNN Rickey Fondren, right, and other students of the Stax Music Academy rehearse. Photo by Claire James. (CNN) Rickey Fondren is a 15-year-old 10th grader with an old soul. Growing up in Memphis, he says his childhood was shaped around “older soul music.” One of his biggest influences growing up was someone […]
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MEMPHIS — The Soulsville Foundation, which operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Stax Music Academy at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, is pleased to announce it has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts […]
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