Leeway Music

27/11/2023

https://kingrecords.org/kingtoday/2022/12/30/the-legacy-of-cincinnatis-king-records?fbclid=IwAR0LI67cbOXiGOrt3kXn1W6kEN60roNeyH96DItSejpZJkKZR0KGnDEwbUg

King Records Legacy Cincinnati, Memphis, Nashville , Seattle etc.

Syd Nathan’s legendary label signed James Brown and released music from a lineup of groundbreaking Black artists. Today, the city and a local foundation are working to revive the building it once called home.

10/11/2023

https://fb.watch/oei42Wz2Cd/?mibextid=I6gGtw

21/09/2023

Sorry we’ve been offline for some time, moving never seems to end!
Here’s a shot that will be in the upcoming HBO Stax docu-series.
He looks like he’s ready to board!!!
We have provided other images also in the new project and “home” video from the ‘67 Europe Tour too!!! Stay Tuned!!! And Thanks!!!

03/06/2023

https://www.facebook.com/100050218191228/posts/788281736189092/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

Heading into the weekend with this 🔥🔥🔥 new playlist... Check out this collection featuring Stax's legendary house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s — Listen to all of their Stax recordings now in one place! Queue it up here: https://found.ee/booker-t-mgs-complete-stax-recordings-playlist

05/04/2023

: "Time Is Tight" by Booker T. & The M.G.'s — Listen to it on The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971: https://found.ee/stax-soul-singles-vol2

04/02/2023

One of my favourite drum & bass section

04/02/2023

Steve Jordan & Duck Dunn . DuckDunn.com

Donald Duck Dunn - bassSteve Jordan - DrumShe caught the katy - Blues Brothers OST bass & drum isolated Rhytm section

01/02/2023

An exclusive interview with Memphis Man, Don Nix, presented by The Church Studio “Legends.” Location: Memphis, TN at Stax MuseumArtists: Don NixProducer an...

29/01/2023

Don was very instrumental in the beginning of Leeway Music and the first release of the HellHounds @ Selecto Hits ! So many great contributions to Memphis Music by Don Nix along with so many other greats . Fantastic photos by Phillip Rauls & Don Nix.

Music Documentary on Songwriter/Producer Don Nix built around his self-penned song, "Going Down." Edited and Produced by former music industry executive, Phi...

05/12/2022

DuckDunn.com

A rescued silent videotape from the Dunn family collection put to music from the same tour. This is just the beginning of about one hour of footage from Duck...

07/11/2022

Great memories of the Dunn Brothers, working with James Brown @ KING Records.. Duck & Bobby Dunn ..

James Brown
Mid-South Coliseum
Memphis, Tennessee
Photographer: Ernest C. Withers
(May 7, 1966)

James Brown, “The Godfather of Soul,” holds the record for the most performances by a music act at the Mid-South Coliseum with 15. Brown performed at the Mid-South Coliseum on the following dates:

October 9, 1965
December 9, 1966
November 2, 1967
January 27, 1968
August 24, 1968
February 23, 1969
September 6, 1969
March 28, 1970
September 12, 1970
May 1, 1971
October 10, 1971
May 5, 1972
May 11, 1973
July 20, 1974
December 12, 1974

05/10/2022

Recorded 2005

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesRising Tide · The HellhoundsHalfway Between Somewhere And Nowhere℗ 2006 Deltabilly RecordsReleased on: 2006-08-...

21/09/2022

Donald "Duck" Dunn's legendary 1958 Fender P-Bass

24/07/2022

Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn provided the groove on some of the most revered hits of ’60s soul and R&B music, including Otis Redding’s ‘Dock Of The Bay’, Wilson Picket...

09/05/2022

06/05/2022

News Flash! 🚨 HBO Documentary Films is currently in production on STAX, a multiple-part documentary series exploring Stax's amazing history! Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jamila Wignot (“Ailey”), STAX is executive produced by Academy Award® winners Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow (“OJ: Made In America”) of Laylow Pictures and Emmy® winners Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures.⁠
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The series is presented in association with Concord Originals, Polygram Entertainment and Warner Music Entertainment. Read more here: https://staxmuseum.com/hbo-to-air-documentary-series-on-the-history-of-stax-records-the-audacious-group-of-outsiders-who-dared-to-make-their-own-music-on-their-own-terms/
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📸: Photo of Estelle Axton, courtesy of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music

13/04/2022

Donald "Duck" Dunn's red Fender P-Bass from Booker T. & The MG's

01/04/2022

Gary Usher, Part 2

Gary Usher produced 3 historic Byrds albums 1966-1968, Younger Than Yesterday, The Notorious Byrd Brothers & Sweetheart of The Rodeo. The 25 and 26 of April ...

31/03/2022

Great interview with Gary Usher Sr. What amazing career, passing @ only 51 years of age.. Historic Producer & fascinating story from Capitol to AM Records & more ..

Gary Usher produced 3 historic Byrds albums 1966-1968,Younger Than Yesterday, The Notorious Byrd Brothers & Sweetheart Of The Rodeo. The 25 of April 1988 Gar...

11/03/2022

Traditional Nashville Changing forever

Downtown Nashville gem, the Ernest Tubb Record Shop, will close this spring. According to a statement [...]

06/03/2022

26/02/2022

https://images.app.goo.gl/hbFMnn7TamCPeZYY7

21/01/2022

The Great Chips Moman !

When Chips Moman was only a teenager, he hitchhiked to Memphis and was heard playing guitar by Sun Records' artist Warren Smith. Soon, he was playing rockabilly guitar in the touring bands of Johnny Burnette and Gene Vincent. The budding musician relocated to Los Angeles where he worked as a session guitarist at the renowned Gold Star Studios and became interested in record producing.

In the late 1950s Jim Stewart hired Chips to play guitar on a session; Chips continued working for Stewart and became an indispensable part of the early Stax organization. He found the movie theater on McLemore Avenue that became famous as Stax headquarters, and produced the label’s first three hits: “Last Night” by the Mar-Keys, “Gee Whiz” by Carla Thomas, and “You Don’t Miss Your Water” by William Bell, whom he brought to the label.

Moman left Stax in 1962 and opened his own recording facility in Memphis. American Sound Studio became a music powerhouse, where the boss produced hits for Aretha Franklin, Neil Diamond, Joe Tex, the Box Tops, and many others. The sessions were played by the house band, the Memphis Boys. Moman also continued to write songs, including the soul classic, "The Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man."


Credits –
Rolling Stone & The New York Times

08/01/2022

"(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" was released 54 years ago today, shortly after Otis Redding's tragic death. Now considered one of the most important songs in music history, the track was written by Otis and Steve Cropper and features fellow Stax musicians Booker T. & The M.G.s along with Isaac Hayes. The song went on to sell millions of copies and top the Billboard chart later that year. 🎶

06/01/2022

Video premiere released 11 years ago 1-3-11

" Hey I "

Blackberry Wednesday Hey I

21/12/2021

Jeff Dunn DuckDunn.com

Behind The Backline with Jeff Dunn hit's a nerve behind the scenes of Concert touring.

13/12/2021

Prayers to all the families that lost everything !
Please donate to the Red Cross for the Tornado victims 🙏

We made it through the storm ! Lost power for a little bit but we are rocking and rolling now ! Making Music heals the soul !