- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Frank Stewart
- Jim Stewart was born on July 29, 1930 in Middleton, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Wattstax (1973), Great Performances (1971) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He was married to Evelyn. He died on December 5, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- SpouseEvelyn(? - 2020) (her death, 3 children)
- Brother of Estelle Axton.
- Co-founder of Stax Records along with his sister Estelle Axton. The name Stax came from the first two letters of their last names.
- He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
- [My sister Estelle] deserves all the credit for Stax Records. Because she borrowed money, she mortgaged her home, in order for us to start a record company. Without that ... this would never have happened.
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