Jim Stewart

Born 70 miles east of Memphis, Tennessee, Jim Stewart began his music career as a country fiddler in the Texas Swing tradition and ended up the founder and president of one of the greatest soul and R&B labels ever, Stax Records. At 18 Stewart moved to Memphis from his home in Middleton, TN to pursue a career in music. While playing an occasional gig, the young fiddler supported himself by working ...more