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STAX RELATED PLACES WORTH A VISIT

Orchi Street (where the very first Satellite records where cut (in Jim Stewart's uncle house two-car garage).
The actual house is unknown but very close from the railroad track.

Stax Museum
926 E. McLemore ave.

Finos Deli restaurant (owned by original Mar-Keys member Terry Johnson)
1853 Madison ave. (near Shangri-La and Ardent studio)

Memphis Rock & Soul Museum (Stax memorabilia)
145 Lt. George W. Lee ave.

Sun Records (several Stax artists recorded there)
706 Union ave.

Stax Avalon offices (official Stax address in the 70's. The building is still standing though in decay)
98 North Avalon 

Shangri-La Record Shop (Second hand records and original Stax bricks)
1916 Madison ave.

Ardent Recording Studio (Many Stax records were cut there after 1968)
2000 Madison ave.

Royal Recording Studio - Hi Records (Some Stax Records were made here)
1320 South Lauderdale ave.

Lamar Theatre (old movie theater still standing. Could have become the Stax studio)
Lamar ave.

High Stacks Records (founded by Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton and Bobby Manuel after Stax closed)
485 N. Hollywood blvd

New Park Cemetery (graves of Rufus Thomas, Al Jackson Jr and original Bar-Kays Carl Cunningham, Phalon Jones and Jimmy King)
4536 Horn Lake

Rum Boogie Cafe (original Stax sign). James Govan concerts.
Beale street

WDIA (Memphis first black radio where Rufus Thomas was a DJ)
274 Union ave.

Lorraine Motel (Martin L. King assassination and place where Steve and several Stax artists composed many songs)
450 Mulberry street

Full Gospel Tabernacle Church (Al Green's church, preaches on Sunday mornings)
787 Hale road

Isaac Hayes' Music, Food, Passion
Peabody Place
901.529.9222

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