In 1961 Stax records was founded by Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton. The two made the name Stax by getting the first two letters in there last name and putting them together STewart/AXton = Stax. Stax records was a famous recording studio in Memphis Tennessee that recorded a lot of famous songs like Gee Whiz, Look At His Eyes” by Carla Thomas, Gee Whiz (1961) and Green Onions” by Booker T. & the MGs,(1962) but in 1963 Stax studios officially became a tourist attraction and museum.

Do you think the assassination of Martin Luther king Jr Help the civil rights act move?
On the date April 4, 1968 Martin Luther king Jr. was shot dead at Lorraine motel in Memphis Tennessee. When he was announced dead all of America was in shock and most African Americans where scared. I think that the death of Martin Luther king Jr actually made huge change in helping African Americans get full equality. The reason why I think this is because when king died a lot of people thought to them selfs if we don’t keep pushing for equality bad things are going to happen so that motivated lots of people to continue kings legacy for pushing for African American rights.