Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.

Pretty good documentary story of a Good Record label with some great moments. It appears the director's Black Power agenda got in the way of telling the story of the music. It was great to hear about the rise of legends of Otis Redding , Booker T, and Isaac Hayes, but the band that made the first two magical was Al Jackson, Donald "Duck" Dunn and Steve Cropper. They were the musical souls of Stax Records. Steve Cropper is interviewed- they couldn't leave his contribution out - but Duck Dunn- who is present in ALL the original Stax films and photos , only has his name mentioned ONCE in the whole film. Al Jackson - available in very early photo, is barely naked. Their musical contributions-particularly Duck Dunn's-to every major Stax Record before Isaac Hayes, is ignored as if it didn't exist. This film is the Al Bell and some-woman-named-Parker show. The musicians who made Stax are greatly ignored in favor of propping him up. Disappointing.