Newman, Floyd 100, 122
Newport Festival 74
Newsum, Floyd 106
Newton, Huey 233
Nichols, Reverend Rosalind 46
Nix, Don 30, 36
Nixon, Richard 259
Norman, Peter 248
Northside High School 69
Notre Dame University 244, 247, 248
OKeh Records 263
Ollie and the Nightingales 270
Olympic Project for Human Rights 246–8
O’Neal, Gary 81
Operation Breadbasket 98, 195, 223
Operation Breadbasket Orchestra 98, 101, 252
Operation Lantern Spike 110, 159
Operation Prairie (Vietnam) 80
Orange, James 116
O’Reilly, Kenneth 113
Original Pennsylvania Serenaders 136
Oscars see Academy Awards 177
Osiris Records 292
Ovations, The 13
Owen College 85
Owens, Jesse 243
Paramount Pictures 168, 171–3, 191–3, 289
Paris, riots in 169–72
Parker, Deanie 80, 151, 157, 178, 261
Parker, Col Tom 272
Parker, William 196
Parks, Gordon Jr 176
Parks, Rosa 47
Parkway Gardens Presbyterian Church 46
Patterson, Bobby 143
Patterson, Floyd 247
Patterson, Bishop G.E. 126
Payne, Larry 77–80, 89, 92, 94, 95
Payne, Lizzie 77, 95
payola system 218, 223, 288, 289
Peaches and Herb 44
Peachtree Records 163
Peacock Records 10
Pee Wee’s Saloon 2
Peebles, (Margaret) Ann 100, 136, 252, 262, 264, 273
Peebles, Melvin van 173–6, 197
Peebles, Mario van 174
Peebles Family Choir 262
Pelecanos, George 158
Pender, Mel 245
Pendergrass, Teddy 239
Penn, Dan 11, 45
People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) 195
Pepper-Tanner company 21
Perkins, Carl 9
Phillips, Robert 82
Phillips, Sam 272
Phineas Newborn Sound 99
Pickett, Wilson 3, 50, 52, 77, 154, 167, 185, 188, 194, 264, 270
banned by Stax 57
obsessed with guns 58
sent to Memphis 53, 56
violent nature of 55, 57
Pinetoppers see Pat T. Cake
Plantation Inn 30, 99, 100, 250–2
Platters, The 44
Poitier, Sidney 144, 177, 189
Ponti, Carlo 276, 277
Poor People’s Campaign 202, 206
Poor People’s March 89, 93, 201, 204, 206
Poplar Records 13
Porter, David 17, 31, 60, 68, 103, 136, 152, 157, 198, 208, 215, 282, 290
Portishead 284
Powers, Senator Georgia Davis 104, 110, 142, 145
Prater, Dave (see also Sam and Dave) 59, 62
Presley, Elvis 3, 20, 29, 30, 36, 44, 45, 124, 153, 223, 229, 270–4, 288
Presley, Lisa Marie and Priscilla 45
Pretenders, The 34
Primettes, The 56
Prisonaires, The 207, 208
protest marches 68–70, 90, 91, 99, 104–6, 151, 184, 205–13
Public Enemy 283
Pulitzer Prize 175
PUSH see People United to Save Humanity
Quicksilver Messenger Service 74
Quillen, Jimmy 71
Rabbit Foot Minstrels 2
Radiants, The 101
Rainbows, The 54
Rainey, Ma 2
Randall, Alice 256
Rare Breed (band) 160
Rawls, Lou 133
Ray, James Earl 119, 149, 150, 159, 160
Ray, John Larry 159
RCA Records 189
Redding, Otis 3, 10, 12, 15, 28, 50, 51, 56, 160, 190, 225–7, 261, 264
career 21, 24
death of 16–20, 22, 32, 125, 132, 161, 208, 281
‘fab four’ singles 191
funeral 23, 24, 33–5
in Paris 170
intensity of 25, 26, 186
memorial award 224
posthumous albums 59
tributes to 86, 194, 224
Redding, Zelma 20, 23, 33, 34
Redditt, Ed 105, 140
Redemption Harmonizers 10
Reed, Jimmy 44, 72
Regal Theater 2
Reid, James R. 82
Rene, Wendy see Mary Frierson
Resurrection City 202, 204, 208–12
Rice, ‘Sir’ Mack 55
Rich, Charlie 237
Richard, Little 20, 24, 53, 54
Richbourg, John 143
Riley, Diamond Jim 218, 219
Rinzler, Alan 175
riots 83, 84, 92–5, 124, 144, 151–8, 169–72, 190, 196, 232, 233
Robertson, Nan 209
Robey, Don 10, 219, 224
Robinson, Freddy 197
Robinson, Joe 224
Robinson, Smokey and the Miracles 80, 114
Robinson, Sugar Ray 216, 217, 229
Rockett, Gerlean 133
Rogers, Taylor 40
Rolling Stone (magazine) 153, 259, 280, 283
Rolling Stones 10, 24, 54, 74, 222
Ronettes, The 148
Ronstadt, Linda 11
Rosemart Records 54
Rosenberg, Seymour 194, 237, 238
Ross, Eddie Jr 41
Rossellini, Roberto 134
Rowland, Linda see Lyndell
Royal Spades, The 30
Royal Studios 13, 100, 267
Royal Theater 7
Ruffin, David 239, 258, 265
Sadat, Anwar 290
Safice Records 185
Sain, Oliver 262
St Jacques, Raymond 172
St Joseph’s Hospital 107, 274
Salt-N-Pepa rap group 161
Sam and Dave (see also Sam Moore and Dave Prater) 50, 52, 53, 59–62, 132, 160, 186, 224, 227, 264, 270
San Antonio Pearl Brewery 153
Sanders, Marcell 208
Sanders, Richard 9
sanitation workers’ strike 42–7, 65–70, 89–93, 99, 104–6, 110, 111, 126, 140, 151, 159, 161, 176, 203, 233, 234
Sansu Records 225
SAR Records 133
Satellite Records 84, 185, 194, 203, 287
and Estelle Axton 28, 72, 79
and William Bell 86
and Steve Cropper 193
and Booker T. Jones 166
and Marrell McCollough 115
Saul, Scott 197, 198
Scepter Records 190
Schifrin, Lalo 114
SCLC see Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Scott, Peggy 223
Seabrook, Carroll B. 135
Seagal, Steven 72, 75
Sehorn, Marshall 224, 225
Selma-Montgomery marches 99
Seven Arts Inc. 49–51, 57, 59
Seventy-Seven Records 143
Sexton, Ann 143
Shantons, The see Skip Jackson
Shelby County Jail 236, 237, 277
Shelby County Penal Farm 237–9, 278
Shields, Del 224, 228
Sides, Hampton 2, 98, 144, 150
Simon, Joe 34
Simone, Nina 189
Simpson, O.J. 247
Sinatra, Frank 137, 272, 283
Sinatra, Nancy 160, 188
Singleton, Shelby 223
Sledge, Percy 11, 45, 50
Smash Records 220
Smith, Coby Vernon 40, 85, 104, 111, 118, 238, 240
Smith, Jimmy 167
Smith, John Burl 82, 83, 85, 115, 116, 235, 240
Smith, Maxine 44, 46, 256
Smith, Tommie 245–9, 253
Smith, Vasco 256
snitch jacketing 85
Soledad Brothers 153
S
onny, Little 197
Soul Children 198, 207, 208, 253, 264, 273
Soul Express (magazine) 136
soul food 260
soul movement 61, 182
Soul Stirrers 133
Sound Stage Seven 143
South Camp Records 59
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 89, 110, 122, 123, 195
and Ben Branch 97, 99
and Charles Cabbage 87, 93
and Martin Luther King 140, 158, 189
and Lorraine Motel 102–6, 116–18
and Juanita Miller 205, 208
Washington DC rally 211, 212
Southern Wonders 11
Spencer, Neil 221
Spock, Dr Benjamin 144
Springfield, Dusty 270–2
Springsteen, Bruce 60
SSS International 223
Stanback, Jean 136
Staple Singers 137, 151, 197, 198, 204, 205, 270
Staples, Cleotha 205
Staples, Mavis 137, 198, 205
Staples, Roebuck ‘Pops’ 205
Starr, Edwin 114
Stax Records
and blues singers 72–4
and Martin Luther King 144, 151, 152
and Memphis schools 29–31
and Vietnam 78–80, 87
and WDIA 44
at NATRA convention 223
cash flow problems 189, 278, 279
developing soul music 61, 78–80, 133, 135
employing black staff 162, 163, 195
final days of 218, 288–94
history of 27–9, 132
in an unsafe area 217
informal nature of 20
internal strife 194
launching Wattstax 196
losing master tapes to Warner 51
parting company with Atlantic 61, 182, 281
recording film music 173–8
sold to Gulf & Western 190–3
‘soul explosion’ 193, 198, 208, 270, 272
soul reimagined 285
Stax/Volt European tour 170
supporting Poor People’s Campaign 297
supporting striking workers 161
taking on KoKo 220
toxic effect of Johnny Baylor 221
working with Atlantic 57, 58, 227
working with Jerry Wexler 52–4
Steinberg, Lewie 2, 31
Steppenwolf 198
Stevenson, Womax 232
Stewart, Estelle 50
Stewart, Jim 27, 28, 44, 55, 57, 82, 122, 162, 163, 185–9, 194, 237, 282
and Booker T. Jones 166
and Otis Redding 34
at NATRA convention 227
banning Wilson Pickett 57
deal with Gulf & Western 192
housewarming party 280, 281
last days of Stax 290
split from Atlantic 50, 51, 186
working with Jerry Wexler 52–4
Stokes, Mayor Carl 233
Stokes, Geoffrey 167
Stone, Henry (Henry Epstein) 59, 60, 224, 225
Stoner, Jesse 159, 160
strikes 42–7, 65–70, 89–93, 99, 104–6, 110, 111, 126, 140, 151, 159, 161, 176, 203, 233, 234
Stubblefield, Clyde 33
Stubbs, Joe 55, 185
Stubbs, Levi 55, 185
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee 227
Students for a Democratic Society 248
Styron, William 175
Sugar Hill Records 224
Sullivan, William 138, 140
Sun Records 9, 223, 251, 272
Sunset Travellers 11, 261
Supremes, The 56, 169, 182, 223, 263
Sur-Speef Records 208
Sweet Basil Club 252
Sweet Inspirations 188
Taj Mahal (band) 10, 86
Tate, Tommy 198
Taylor, Calvin 85, 93
Taylor, Ida Mae 13
Taylor, Johnnie 33, 34, 51, 125, 131–8, 141, 143, 182, 187, 199, 270, 281
Taylor, Ted 135
Tee, Willie (Willie Turbinton) 263
Teen Town Singers 80
Teenage Awards Music International (TAMI) 273
Temprees, The 36, 137, 197, 282
Temptations, The 169, 182, 223, 239, 287
Tennessee State Penitentiary 207
Tennessee, University of 5, 6
Terrell, Tammi 59, 86, 187
Tet Offensive (Vietnam) 81
Tex, Joe 33, 34, 45, 153, 271
Thomas, B.J. 153
Thomas, Carla 3, 50, 51, 86, 122, 166, 167, 185, 198, 270, 278
Thomas, Harold 80
Thomas, Jamo 114, 220
Thomas, Marvell 221
Thomas, Rufus 2, 3, 31, 33, 44, 45, 51, 53, 122, 124, 148, 162, 166, 185, 198, 221, 237, 280
Thompson, Richard 83
The Thunderbolt (newspaper) 160
Thurman, Ed 207
Thurmond, Senator Storm 247, 248
Tidyman, Ernest 175, 176
Tiki Club 36, 279, 282, 283
Till, Emmett 123
Time (magazine) 144
TK Records 60
Toles, Michael 36, 73
Top of the 100 Club 229
Toussaint, Allan 86, 224
Tri-State Defender (newspaper) 202, 293
Truth Records 289
Tuba Records 78
Turbinton, Willie see Tee
Turner, Archie ‘Hubby’ 79
Turner, Ike and Tina 124, 160, 207
Turner, Titus 226
Union Planters Bank 27, 290, 294
United Negro and Allied Veterans of America 122
Upsetters, The 24
US Olympic Committee 247, 249
Valenti, Jack 190
Valentinos, The 222
Vandellas see Martha
Vanity Fair (magazine) 190
Varner, Don 59
Vaughan, Sarah 103, 189
Vaughan, Stevie Ray 74
Venture Records 190
Ventures, The 114
Vera, Billy 87, 188
Vietnam War 79–88, 110–13, 124–6, 142, 152, 158, 163, 209, 239, 287
Vineville Baptist Church 35
Volt Records 78, 161, 170, 186, 191, 227, 261, 263, 287, 289
Vontastics, The 101
Waddell, Robert James 235
Wade, Rushia 177, 178
Walden, Alan 225, 226
Walden, Phil 24, 32, 225, 226
Walker, Earline 42
Walker, Junior and the All Stars 265
Walker, Robert 41–3, 45, 47
Walker, Wee Willie 10, 12
The Wall Street Journal (newspaper) 8
Wallace, George 159
Walter, Little 44
Walton, Shirley 152
Wand Records 190, 218
Ward, Lucretia 104
Warner, Jack L. 49
Warner Brothers 49–57, 59
acquiring Atlantic Records 50, 51
acquiring Stax back catalogue 57
Warners Theater 152
Warren, Dale 197, 284, 285
Warwick, Dee Dee 188
Warwick, Dionne 176, 188, 190, 222, 257, 282
Washington, Reuben 80
The Washington Post (newspaper) 61
Washingtonian (newspaper) 158
Waterford, Crown Prince 135
Waters, Muddy 44
Watson, Lance ‘Sweet Willie Wine’ 126, 277
Watteville, Professor Hubert de 277
Watts Towers Arts Center 196
Watts Writers Group 196
Wattstax Festival 196–9, 250 Wax Poetics (magazine) 151, 178, 183
WDIA radio station 6, 31, 44, 124, 153
We Produce Records 137
We Three Productions 79, 137, 138, 289
Webb, Jimmy 282
West, Norman 208
Westbound Records 293
Weston, Kim 189, 197
WETA radio station 211
Wexler, Jerry 19, 32, 33, 51, 56, 58, 60, 87, 186, 192,
224, 226, 270
Record Executive of the Year 226
working with Jim Stewart 52, 53
White, Danny 223
White, Maurice 215, 253
Wildcats, The 36, 101
Williams, Charles F. 94
Williams, Hosea 110, 184
Williams, Big Joe 44
Williams, John Gary 80–5, 87, 110, 115, 161, 177, 205, 232, 234–40, 287
Williams, Sam 62
Williamson, Sonny Boy 271
Willie Mitchell Band 99
Willis, Walter A.W. 3
Wilson, Jackie 44, 189, 223
Wilson, Robert ‘Cornbread’ 277
Wine, Sweet Willie see Watson
Withers, Bill 207
Withers, Ernest 44, 121–8, 255
photographer for Stax 122
suspected Communist 122
WLIB radio station 218
Womack, Bobby 3, 56–8, 135, 154, 223, 271
Wonder, Stevie 165, 176, 271
Woodard, Dino 114, 215–22, 224, 227–9, 291
Woodson, Mary 266, 267
Woodstock Festival 74, 196
Woolworths, segregation at 123
Wright, Overton Vertis ‘O.V.’ 8–12, 68, 203, 261
WSM radio station 27
Wu Tang Clan 261
Wurf, Jerry 156
WVON radio station 98, 186, 218
Wylie, Richard 219, 220
Yancey, Sonny 231, 232, 236
Young, Andrew 104, 109, 118, 127, 142, 144, 212
Youngblood Records 237
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