Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007): Cast

From 1959 to 1975, Memphis‑based Stax Records produced a string of international soul hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MG’s, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes and even comedians Richard Pryor and activist Jesse Jackson. Founded by a conservative white bank teller who played country fiddle, the label grew into America’s leading soul imprint and became closely linked to the 1960s‑70s civil‑rights movement. Respect Yourself chronicles the label’s visionaries and its enduring music.

• Co-director Morgan Neville
• RG Co-director Robert Gordon

• Samuel L. Jackson as Narrator

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