Stax Records

Stax Records is an American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. The band Booker T. &amp; the M.G.'s were employed by the company to play music on records by many singers, including Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.
History.
1957–1960: Early years as Satellite Records.
Stax Records, originally named Satellite Records, was founded in Memphis in 1957 by Jim Stewart, initially operating in a garage. Satellite's early releases were country music, rockabilly records or straight pop numbers, reflecting the tastes of Stewart (a country fiddle player) at the time.