Musikal Mania Quiz# 17 - Welcome to Memphis

1. In what year was the Stax record label founded? [10 Points] 10

a. 1958

b. 1957

c. 1956

d. 1960

2. What was the original name of the record label? [10 Points] 20

a. Satellite

b. Sapphire

c. Saturn

d. Mercury

3. Who were the father and daughter who were vocalists for the label? [5 Points each] 30

4. What is the original name of the house band? (The later became known as Booker T. & the M. G.’s). [10 Points] 40

5. Isaac Hayes’s songwriting partner had a #30 R&B hit in 1970. Name the songwriter and his song. [5 Points each] 50

6. The Stax Label can be divided into two distinct periods, The Atlantic era (1957 – 1968) and The Post-Atlantic years (1968 – 1975). In which era did the Staple Singers record for the company? [10 Points] 60

7. Name the five member group from Detroit Michigan, formerly known as The Dynamics who recorded on the Stax label? [5 Points] 65

8. Who {Did Not} perform at Watts Stax? [10 Points] 75

a. Rufus Thomas

b. Albert King

c. Isaac Hayes

d. Eddie Floyd

9. In 1974 the label had its last big chart hit. Who sang the #1 R&B, #22 pop hit and what was the title of the song? Hint: It’s a woman. [10 Points] 85

10. Speaking of women, the Stax label was reactivated in 2006 as a subsidiary of Concord Records. Who was the first woman to officially sign to the label [15 Points] 100