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Craft Recordings Announces 'Small Batch' Reissue For Isaac Hayes' Earth-shattering 1969 Hit Record 'Hot Buttered Soul'
by Michael Major - January 31, 2024 Craft Recordings announces the 'Small Batch' reissue of Isaac Hayes' groundbreaking album 'Hot Buttered Soul'. Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide, this all-analog, one-step mastering LP delivers the highest-quality listening experience. Available March 1st.... 
Stax Records and Craft Recordings Announce New Collection 'Stax Christmas'
by Michael Major - August 02, 2023 Stax Records and Craft Recordings will release Stax Christmas, a new 12-track collection of holiday classics and originals from soul music’s biggest stars, including Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and the Staple Singers. Get all the details now!... 
Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers & More to Be Honored By the GRAMMYs
by Michael Major - January 05, 2023 Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick 'The Ruler,' The Supremes, and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart are the 2023 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Henry Diltz, Ellis Marsalis and Jim Stewart are the Trustees Award recipients.... 
Declan McKenna Returns To The U.S. With 15-Date Zeros Tour
by Michael Major - June 21, 2022 Declan McKenna announces his return to the United States with the headlining 15-date “Zeros Tour USA” in cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and more in September and October 2022. The Zeros tour will kick off on September 25th at Seattle’s Showb... 
VIDEO: Annie DiRusso Shares New Video For 'Infinite Jest' Ahead Of Headline Tour Kick Off
by Michael Major - May 12, 2022 Indie rock artist Annie DiRusso releases a video for her recent single “Infinite Jest” ahead of her first headline tour. DiRusso’s song “Infinite Jest” was originally released last month via Good Partners. “The Crying Everywhere” tour kicks off this Thursday, May 12th in Boston, MA. Check out the fu... 
The Staple Singers' 'Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection' Now Available for Pre-Order
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 23, 2020 Craft Recordings is thrilled to announce a deluxe CD edition of Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection. The acclaimed box set, which was previously released on vinyl digital formats, celebrates one of music’s greatest gospel and soul groups, The Staple Singers.... 
Craft Recordings Announces 'The Memphis Masters'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2019 Craft Recordings is thrilled to announce The Memphis Masters—a limited video series celebrating various albums from the iconic Stax Records label, showcasing its enduring musical legacy, as well as its influence on Memphis, TN. Created in partnership with Memphis Record Pressing and Memphis Tourism,... 
Craft Recordings Announces Five Stax Reissues
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2019 This fall, Craft Recordings will reissue five albums from the Stax vault on 180-gram vinyl. In stores November 1st, the titles include The Bar-Kays'Gotta Groove, Melting Pot from Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Delaney & Bonnie's Home, David Porter's Victim of the Joke?...An Opera, and Johnnie Taylor's Who'... 
Craft Recordings To Reissue SHAFT — MUSIC FROM THE SOUNDTRACK
by Tori Hartshorn - May 14, 2019 Craft Recordings is excited to announce a new deluxe reissue of Isaac Hayes' GRAMMY® Award–winning album Shaft. Set for a June 14th street date and limited to 5,000 copies worldwide, the two-CD collection will offer the newly remastered, classic soundtrack—as originally released in 1971—plus all of ... 
Craft Recordings Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of The Stax SOUL EXPLOSION
by Tori Hartshorn - May 08, 2019 1969 marked a year that was full of both trepidation and excitement for Stax Records. Just one year before, the Memphis soul outlet ended its relationship with musical giant Atlantic Records, effectively leaving the label as an independent entity, without a music catalog (which had previously includ... 
Craft Recordings To Release 'Stax '68: A Memphis Story', Milestone Anniversary Box Set Out 10/19
by Tori Hartshorn - August 30, 2018 When it comes to soul, Stax Records owned the '60s. Classic records from Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus & Carla Thomas, and a legion of others helped transform what was once known as rhythm 'n' blues into rugged, emotionally bare 'soul' music. This made Stax one of the decade's most influential lab... 
Bebe Rexha to Perform at TEEN CHOICE 2018, Plus Additional Star Appearances Announced
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2018 Bebe Rexha is announced to perform 'I'm a Mess' at 'Teen Choice 2018' this Sunday on FOX. Plus, Evvie McKinney, season one winner of 'The Four: Battle for Stardom,' to perform her debut single, 'How Do You Feel.' As previously announced, Meghan Trainor, Khalid and Lauv also will perform. ... 
Mempho Music Festival Announces Daily Lineup
by Macon Prickett - June 15, 2018 ue to popular demand, Mempho Music Festival, brought to you by Big River Presents, has announced the daily lineup for its second edition, which will return to Memphis, Tennessee, on October 6th and 7th, 2018. Nestled in the heart of Shelby Farms Park, Mempho Fest blends today's top performers with M... 
Beck, Post Malone, Phoenix, Nas To Headline 2018 Mempho Music Festival
by Macon Prickett - June 11, 2018 Mempho Music Festival, brought to you by Big River Presents, has announced the lineup for its second edition, which will return to Memphis, Tennessee, on October 6th and 7th, 2018. Nestled in the heart of Shelby Farms Park, Mempho Fest blends today's top performers with Memphis' rich musical histor... 
Orleans Records to Release Compilation of Little Freddie King's First Two Albums
by Macon Prickett - April 03, 2018 Fried Rice & Chicken is a new collection of Blues guitarist Little Freddie King's work for the Orleans label. The album features remastered songs and instrumentals from 1995's Swamp Boogie and its follow-up, 2000's Sing Sang Sung. This will be these songs first appearance on vinyl. Fried Rice & Chic... 
'Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best of the Rest': 6-CD Box Set Out Today
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2018 Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce the release of Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest, a 6-CD box set that delves deep into the Stax Records archives, and explores the label's efforts to diversify their output.... 
Monophonics to Release 'Mirrors' EP This February
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2018 Monophonics are back with a six-song EP that fuses the complimentary and explosive soul, rock and funk influences, proving themselves to be the rightful inheritors of the Bay Area's impressive psychedelic soul sound....
'Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best of the Rest': 6-CD Box Set Out 2/9
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2017 Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce the release of Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest, a 6-CD box set that delves deep into the Stax Records archives, and explores the label's efforts to diversify their output....
Concord & Rhino to Release 'Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax'
by Caryn Robbins - September 08, 2017 On the heels of BBC's tribute celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stax/Volt Revue's first tour of the UK, Concord Music Group and Rhino Entertainment (Warner Music Group's catalog division) are proud to announce Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of Stax (set for release September 22nd) as part of...
Isaac Hayes being Honored with New Retrospective 'The Spirit Of Memphis (1962-1976)'
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2017 Craft Recordings is proud to announce the forthcoming release of The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976), chronicling the ascension of one of the most influential creative talents in music history, Isaac Hayes, who would have turned 75 this year.... |
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