SOUL ICONS DOMINATE ROLLING STONE 'GREATEST SINGERS OF ALL TIME' LIST

Stax and soul fans will want to pick up a copy of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which lists the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, as determined by a poll of prominent musicians, critics, and industry insiders.

All of us here at the Stax Museum are thrilled to see Otis Redding all the way up at #8, accompanied in the magazine by a nice essay from Booker T. Jones. Other Stax and Memphis-related artists making the list are Al Green at #14, Bobby "Blue" Bland at #44, Mavis Staples at #56, Wilson Pickett at #68, Sam Moore at #85, and B.B. King at #96.

But just like the Stax Museum covers more than just Stax and Memphis Soul, Rolling Stone's list pays tribute to all of the icons of American soul music. Seven of their Top 10, and ten of the Top 20, are classic soul or blues artists spotlighted in the Stax Museum. Check it out:

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Ray Charles
4. Sam Cooke
6. Marvin Gaye
8. Otis Redding
9. Stevie Wonder
10. James Brown
14. Al Green
17. Tina Turner
20. Smokey Robinson
22. Etta James
26. Jackie Wilson
40. Curtis Mayfield
44. Bobby "Blue" Bland
49. Donny Hathaway
51. Gladys Knight
56. Mavis Staples
65. David Ruffin
68. Wilson Pickett
78. Sly Stone
85. Sam Moore
89. Solomon Burke
95. Patti LaBelle
96. B.B. King

Just goes to show how timeless and influential soul music truly is. But if you've been through the Museum, you probably already know that, don't you?

Congratulations to all of our soul heroes that made this list!

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS & OTHER SPECIALS AT THE STAX MUSEUM NOVEMBER 29TH

If you’re looking for an alternative to the normal leftover turkey and mad dash shopping on the weekend after Thanksgiving, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music will be offering something special on Saturday, November 29th.

The museum will be the location that day for the National Urban League and Walgreen's Take Care Health Tour, which is visiting 22 urban communities across the country as part of an 11-month mobile health campaign. The tour’s 38-foot customized educational health screening bus features six free screenings, worth more than $115 in value. All services take place inside the customized vehicle and include screenings for blood pressure, bone density, glucose levels, cholesterol levels, waist circumference and body mass index. Anyone who takes advantage of the free health screening will receive $1.50 off regular admission to the Stax Museum. Museum and health screening hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Also, if you have friends and family in town and want to treat them to a unique experience, the Stax Museum is offering one free admission for every three paid and a free holiday CD with any $50 purchase in the museum’s Satellite Record & Gift Shop, which offers unique music and gifts of all kinds that can be found at no other retailer.