Al Bell Returns to Soulsville

Way before the new era of the Black entertainment moguls a la Puffy/Diddy (or whatever he goes by these days) and Jay-Z there was Al Bell...As the President & co-owner of Stax Records, he transformed the burgeoning & integrated mom-and-pop organization to one of the largest black-owned businesses in America. Unfortunately along with the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis came the untimely demise of a legacy- Stax Records.

Fortunate for Memphis, the tides are beginning to change signaling a new hope for Memphis music. One major factor was the appointment of Al Bell as chairman over the Memphis Music Foundation.

New York Times did an excellent piece on this great story...Click Here to read.