Estelle Axton (September 11, 1918 - February 25, 2004) was the co-founder, with her brother Jim Stewart, of Stax Records. Born in Middleton, Tennessee, Estelle Stewart grew up on a farm. She moved to Memphis as a school teacher, married Everett Axton, and was working in a bank when, in 1958, her brother Jim Stewart asked for help to develop Satellite Records, which he had set up to issue recordings of local country and rockabilly artists. Wikipedia
Estelle Axton Birth: 1919 Middleton Hardeman County Tennessee, USA Death: Feb. 24, 2004 Memphis Shelby County Tennessee, USA Businesswoman. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8451013
Estelle Axton, who has died aged 85, was co-founder of the legendary Memphis label Stax Records, which, through the 1960s, ran Detroit's Motown Records a close second as hitmaker and discoverer of black American musical talent. www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/obituary/0,12723,1158250,00....
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