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Music history

Respect Yourself

Robert Gordon

Stax Records offers a vantage point on Memphis soul, collaboration, and the pressures surrounding the label.

Music history

Sweet Soul Music

Peter Guralnick

Musicians, producers, and studios tell the story of Southern soul across a network of regional scenes.

Music history

The Chitlin' Circuit

Preston Lauterbach

Lauterbach follows the promoters, musicians, and venues that sustained Black touring circuits.