Stax Museum of American Soul Music | Memphis, TN

If you are a soul music lover, make sure you get to Soulsville, USA, aka Stax Museum of American Soul Music when you visit Memphis. Built almost to the exact specifications of the original Stax recording studio, housed in the former Capitol Theatre, the Stax Museum features hundreds if not thousands of videos, films, photographs, original instruments used to record Stax hits, stage costumes, interactive exhibits, and other items of memorabilia.

The museum’s most memorable exhibits include an authentic replica of an old Mississippi Delta church demonstrating soul music’s roots in gospel; the Soul Train dance floor (with TV show clips), Isaac Hayes’ restored 1972 gold-trimmed, peacock-blue El Dorado Cadillac; and case after case of artist bios, costumes, performance footage and the actual Stax recording studio itself. Definitely a must see when visiting the city with the nearby Rock n Soul Museum running a close second.

Stax Museum of American Soul Music
870 E McLemore Ave Memphis, TN 38106
Tel: 901-946-2535
Official Website: Soulville USA
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