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Today (August 20th) would have been R&B pioneer Isaac Hayes' 79th birthday. Hayes is best known for his years as a writer, performer, and producer for the legendary Stax label, having composed, along with his partner David Porter, Sam & Dave's landmark '60s hits "Hold On! I'm Comin'," "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," "You Don't Know Like I Know," "Soul Man," and "I Thank You," among other hits, including Carla Thomas' "B-A-B-Y." Hayes died of what is believed to be a stroke on ...

"A fraction of a fraction of a fraction," songwriter Jimmy Robbins ("The Bones," "Half of My Hometown") laments. But streaming performance has a heavy influence on which songs get worked to AM/FM stations as singles, and a hit in that platform can potentially lead to six-figure payouts. "You want to rack up those plays so that radio teams and all those different decision-makers pick your song," says songwriter Ben Johnson ("Give Heaven Some Hell," "One of Them Girls") of the Broken Bow act Track45. To that end, country writers are increasingly looking at subtle tricks that might entice a l...

A Celebration of Five Decades of Glorious Memphis Music

Five essential Stax Records recordings, including Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes Bob Mehr, USA TODAY © The Commercial Appeal files Marquee on the exterior of new Stax Museum on McLemore. As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive series, Hallowed Sound. From its roots as a country and western label based in a garage in Brunswick, Tennessee, to its eventual evolution into a South Memphis soul music powerhouse, Stax Record...

Stax Records released some 800 singles and 300-plus LPs during its historic run from 1957 to 1976. Here's a collection of five key tunes.