Kirk Whalum becomes CEO of Stax Records

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!

Saxophonist Kirk Whalum broke news to me this evening that he has become the CEO of Stax Records.

Stax Records was founded in 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee by Jim Stewart and was originally named Satellite Records.

Past Artists signed to Stax:

Isaac Hayes

Johnnie Taylor

Rufus Thomas

Otis Redding

The Staple Singers

The Dramatics

That's just to name a few.


Artists Signed to Stax (Present Day)

Lalah Hathaway

Angie Stone

Leela James

N'dambi

Teena Marie

Nikka Costa

Again, just to name a few.


Kirk didn't go into much detail but he shared with us that ETM/EYM was the first publication to find out so we want to send out a BIG congrats to Kirk Whalum and we hope you check out his cover story in the Health & Fitness issue of eXcapethematriX.com dropping in April.

CONGRATS KIRK and thank you for an amadamaphus interview, it was truly an honor.