SXSW '07: 3/15 -- CELEBRATING SOULSVILLE
Back in the day, Stax musicians and singers made sweaty, soulful music. So it was only appropriate for some folks outside Antone's early Thursday evening to have beads of perspiration on their foreheads as they waited to enter the club for the Stax 50 Revue.
Truth be told, the moisture really had more to do with the sun and warmth that blanketed Austin. But inside the venue, it remained hot, literally and figuratively, as Stax legends graced the stage for an event celebrating 50 years of the legendary record company.
Isaac Hayes shuffled slowly to the stage and said a few words before Booker T. and the MG's, the instrumental backbone to classic recordings by Sam and Dave, Otis Redding and others, did their thing. The greats always make it look easy, and that certainly was the case with these guys as they played a bunch of their own chart hits, including "Green Onions." They put on a clinic in dynamics and teamwork that ought to be bottled and distributed to every band, regardless of genre.
They clearly were in the moment and enjoyed what they doing, smiling and nodding with approval at each other when someone played a good run. At one point, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn looked over at guitarist Steve Cropper, who was in the middle of a solo, and mouthed an expletive that, given the context, was undoubtedly a term of endearment.
Back in the day, Stax musicians and singers made sweaty, soulful music. So it was only appropriate for some folks outside Antone's early Thursday evening to have beads of perspiration on their foreheads as they waited to enter the club for the Stax 50 Revue.
Truth be told, the moisture really had more to do with the sun and warmth that blanketed Austin. But inside the venue, it remained hot, literally and figuratively, as Stax legends graced the stage for an event celebrating 50 years of the legendary record company.
Isaac Hayes shuffled slowly to the stage and said a few words before Booker T. and the MG's, the instrumental backbone to classic recordings by Sam and Dave, Otis Redding and others, did their thing. The greats always make it look easy, and that certainly was the case with these guys as they played a bunch of their own chart hits, including "Green Onions." They put on a clinic in dynamics and teamwork that ought to be bottled and distributed to every band, regardless of genre.
They clearly were in the moment and enjoyed what they doing, smiling and nodding with approval at each other when someone played a good run. At one point, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn looked over at guitarist Steve Cropper, who was in the middle of a solo, and mouthed an expletive that, given the context, was undoubtedly a term of endearment.
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