Not sure how many here have HBO (it will probably turn up on Crave in Canada) but the network has announced a documentary series about the legendary Stax Records is in the works. The film promises never before seen footage and performances.

It will tell the story of the original duo behind the label, which Otis Redding, Booker T and Sam & Dave all called home. 

"The series will explore the rise and fall of the label, which was founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart. Stewart, a country music fan, and his sister Estelle Axton, who mortgaged her house to afford recording equipment, released “Fool in Love” by the Veltones under its original name Satellite Records. They then took over an old movie theater in Memphis with plans to turn it into a recording studio and discovering a coterie of R&B acts."

Not sure when it will air, but I'm sure there will be a lot of advance publicity. 

Stax Records Docuseries Set At HBO 

Meanwhile, a separate project involving a never seen performance of Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall in London is also being produced. 

"The documentary “takes the viewer on a journey from the band’s humble, yet formative years in El Cerrito, CA, to their meteoric rise in 1969, from headlining Woodstock to selling out the Oakland Coliseum before traveling through Europe and taking the stage at the Royal Albert Hall, the most prestigious music venue in the U.K.,” according to a release about the film. “Years of research, discovery and restoration have gone into the project including finding the original [Royal Albert Hall] concert footage in a London vault, which has been fully restored after 50 years of storage.”

No word on when it might be ready or where it will be shown. 

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