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CHAPTER TWO "Soul Man"
Debut date: MONDAY, MAY 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Stax Records finally breaks through to the white market, with their crossover hit "Soul Man" and Otis Redding's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. But Redding's untimely death, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., legal obstacles, and ongoing racial tensions in Memphis reveal cracks in the surface at the company.
CHAPTER THREE "Respect Yourself"
Debut date: TUESDAY, MAY 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
After the tragic death of Otis Redding and the Atlantic Records merger that left Stax in the dust, Stax promotions director Al Bell steps up to save the company, releasing hit records such as "Soul Limbo" and "Who's Making Love?." Stax puts their efforts behind Isaac Hayes, who receives GRAMMY® and Oscar® awards for his work composing the music and theme song for the 1971 box office smash hit "Shaft."
CHAPTER FOUR "Nothing Takes The Place Of You"
Debut date: TUESDAY, MAY 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
By the 1970s, Stax is in its prime and decides to give back to the Black community in Los Angeles, CA by putting on the Wattstax benefit concert in 1972 and recording the event as a documentary. However, not long after, money troubles plague the company when their bank goes under and drags Stax down with them, forcing the company to shutter its doors.