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By Sonja Mack | Published June 21, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

STAX RECORD CO.: Al Bell, co-owner of Stax Records (1968) (pictured). The label was originally founded as Satellite Records and became Stax in 1961. Stax produced artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Johnnie Taylor, and The Staple Singers.

STAX RECORD CO.: Al Bell, co-owner of Stax Records (1968) (pictured). The label was originally…