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An Oral History of Charles “Packy” Axton’s Late Late Party
By Dan Epstein, eMusic Contributor
Though Charles "Packy" Axton's name means little to most folks outside of Memphis, he remains one of the more fascinating characters and tragic figures to emerge from a city that's had no shortage of either. A wild kid with a rebellious streak as wide as his mischievous grin, Packy was a key figure in the birth of what would become Stax Records, but his hard-partying ways would lead to his exile from the pioneering soul… more »
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By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-Chief
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