Oh yeah, the hits just keep coming. For this week’s Free Basin’ Fridays giveaway, we’re gonna float one lucky winner both a CD and 2xLP copy of our latest release Wendy Rene After Laughter Comes Tears – Complete Stax & Volt Singles + Rarities 1964-1965 (LITA 080). You know the drill, leave a comment below (favorite BBQ joint in Memphis? Fav Stax song/artist/story? First time you heard Wu-Tang’s “Tearz” which samples Wendy Rene?) and don’t forget to include your name and email so we can contact you if you win! Winner announced on Twitter and Facebook on Friday 2/17 at 12PM PST!
Tags: Free Basin' Fridays, Memphis, Stax, Volt, Wendy Rene
Give me what you got, then give me more more more more, ba-by!
Pulling a dusty but reliable copy of Otis Blue out of a used bin many years ago. Life changing.
Light in the Attic digs deep. Discovered Stax via Isaac Hayes many years ago and still digging …
Enter the 36 Chambers = the last hip-hop album.
Jim Dickinson was as important to Memphis as Jerry the King Lawler!
If you would release a William Bell anthology well that would be something.
Love it, it’s already a good year for LITA releases!
Never been to Memphis, but if you’re ever in Syracuse, NY you can’t beat Dinosaur BBQ.
Lookin’ forward to this one. Any labelmate of Mr. JT (Johnnie Taylor) is all right in my book.
I found Volt to be *shockingly* wonderful, and i’m nowhere near finished going through my *stacks* of Stax. And also, my puns are terrible
Motown Who ??? I have always believed Stax was the premier R&B label of it’s time. LITA continues to blow my mind with it’s latests reissue. Continue the wonderful work guys.
i was about 13 or 14 yrs. when i first heard tearz,
it was pretty life changing to say the least. i was
mesmerized by the pain in her voice and i’ve been
a fan ever since. i’m looking forward to this release.
My favorite Stax band in Booker T and the Mg’s. I’m sure it’s not a surprise to hear that, but they were soooo good.
Wu-Tang got me into hip hop, which in turn opened me up to soul music, including Wendy Rene. “Tearz” is still one of my favorite hip hop songs ever.
if you can’t get down with frederick knight’s i’ve been lonely for so long – there is something straight up wrong with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9WNgA3Idr0
Soulsville USA. You just can’t beat Cropper, Dunn & Jackson together.
I wish I could say I’ve tried Memphis BBQ, but I’ll have to narrow down a favorite Stax song instead.
At this point, it’s got to be “That’s How Strong My Love Is” by Otis Redding. Then again, I haven’t even finished the 9 disc Stax singles box yet. It seems criminal though to ignore Isaac Hayes and Rufus Thomas. The Mad Lads are amazing too, but I don’t know their records as much as I’d like to.
The Wendy Rene comp is amazing though, I’d love to hear it on LP.
Keep up the good work guys!
When I was a kid and first starting to seek out music on my own, I found my mother’s old Califone and a box of 45s, many of which were stax/volt releases. I can’t count how many hours I spent falling in love with soul music, digging through those tunes. This has been added to my list of records to get.
When you stay at Elvis Presley’s Heartbreak Hotel in Memphis and you need some barbeque, there’s a fuzzy pink telephone in the lobby that connects you directly to Marlowe’s down the street. They send a pink limo to the hotel to pick you up. Once there, you’d better get the BBQ spaghetti, it’s a true delicacy. So, in conclusion, the best BBQ joint in Memphis?
Definitely the Rendezvous.
I attended Club Paradise in Memphis, TN with Wendy Rene and James Cross. I am not sure what year it was, but it had to be between 1965 & 1967. I sat at the table with her and James. After Otis Redding sang, they took my friend and I backstage to meet Otis. I had pictures, and I sure wish I still did. Not really sure what happened to them.
I would really like to get in touch with Wendy. Please forward my contact information to her.
My first introduction to Stax Records was technically watching Donald Dunn play in the movie Blues Brothers when I was a teenager. Of course I didn’t realize it at the time. Fast forward about 10 years and I discover Booker T and why Dunn was in that flick.
My favorite Light In The Attic release is Late Late Party 1965-67. Great album and I love the details in the liner notes. One of my favorite tracks is Hung Over, Packy’s grunt in that tune is hillarious yet perfect for the tune.
I think there,s like 5 minutes left. let’s says that i’ll try to do pull pork sandwiches while listening to this stuff.