3D RadioActivity

Founded in 57 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax in four years and shared its operations with Volt. Featuring several popular integrated bands and a similar team of staff and artists, it was unprecedented in that period of racial strife and tension. Their use of “one studio, one equipment set-up, the same set of musicians and a small group of songwriters” led to a readily identifiable sound based in gospel, blues, country, funk, and RnB, influential in the creation of Memphis and Southern soul. I’m your Uncle Marty, with adventure number 557 of The 3D RadioActivity, as we focus on their tracks by and about relationships with the Ladies and Babies of all ages.

There’s 19 Tracks from Stax Studios, on the Volt, Satellite, Atlantic and home record label. We have several compilations from this Memphis Music Multitude, giving us quite a lot of tunes to touch on, well over a couple hundred more, so our Tennessee treasure hunt will continue next time too! Got any suggestions? Then tell me by sending  email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and airedorable graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s   MileHiRadio,   Theacidflashback.com,  TuneIn, and  InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Keep Rockin’ On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Stax Studios, on McLemore Ave,in Memphis, was founded in 57 as Satellite Records. The company changed its name in 61 and shared its operations with Volt, a sister label created to avoid the impression of favoritism among radio stations playing their records. They also were affiliated with Atlantic, CBS, Warner, and Fantasy over the years. Influential in the creation of Southern soul music, they also released gospel, funk, and renowned blues recordings. Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Wayne Jackson, and David Porter were collectively known as the “Big Six” house band and were mainly responsible for producing almost all of the output thru the mid to late 60’s. It was founded by two siblings and business partners, Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton (STewart/AXton = Stax). I’m Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity number 556 as we listen to their Love offerings.

The average age of the love tunes this time was 55 years, and the length was just over 2 and a half minutes, my initial Stax Studios file is well over three hundred songs, so moving forward, we will continue our in depth look at the Memphis music from them and their subsidiaries. Got any favorites that we haven’t played before? Then tell me by sending email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and airedorable graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s MileHiRadio,   Theacidflashback.com,    TuneIn, and  InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Keep Rockin’ On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

I’m your Uncle Marty, as The 3D RadioActivity hits the triple five show mark. We will be reviewing Sun Records Releases and no demos this time as our tracks will be originals with a few covers from the fabled studios just across the river from Arkansas, around the corner from Graceland and ten miles north of the Mississippi state line. We recommend you take public transportation if you visit.

We’ve squeezed in 85 classics from the fabled Memphis Sun Studios in four 3D gatherings, we could do more, however Chess, Stax and VeeJay are waiting in the wings for us, so we will figure out which direction we will be heading in the next few days. Got any suggestions? Then tell me by sending an email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and airedorable graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s MileHiRadio,  Theacidflashback.com,  TuneIn, and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

This time on The 3D RadioActivity, your favorite Uncle Marty takes a look at the different colors we found at Sun Records as we focus on a favorite, starting out with some swinging blues for you that are out of sight and state.

The Sun Studio catalog is one of the deepest around, there were well over 250 titles when we began, so there’s still plenty more Memphis hits to check out before we delve into our Stax, Chess and Vee Jay Records that are in cue. You know I got ’em, so tell me your ideas either by sending email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s MileHiRadio, Theacidflashback.com, TuneIn and   InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Keep Rockin’ On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

I’m your Uncle Marty, as we continue our deep delve into Sam Philips and his Sun Studio releases with and for you on adventure number 553 of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity.

Another jam packed show, 22 tunes averaging two and a half minutes long, and over six decades old, proving how timeless this music really is. Next time, we will either get closer to The Sun or possibly open the door to a different studio. Tell me your preferences by sending an email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s  MileHiRadio, Theacidflashback.com, TuneIn, and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.