点评:I'm not into blues or soul music. At least I wasn't until I visited Memphis recently and discovered the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum and the Blues Hall of Fame. Located at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music is one of only a handful of museums in the world dedicated to soul music. The Motown Museum in Detroit is another. Established in 2003, it celebrates the legacy of Stax Records and its artists such as Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Booker T. & the MGs, Albert King, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Rufus and Carla Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. The 17,000-square-foot museum is a replica of the original Stax recording studio, the former Capitol Theatre, down to the sloping floor of Studio A. It features permanent and changing interactive exhibits, videos, films, photographs, original instruments used to record Stax hits, stage costumes, vintage recording gear and more than 3,000 items of memorabilia, including personal items that belonged to Stax Records stars. See the authentic circa-1906 Mississippi Delta church, reconstructed in the museum to help show the gospel roots of soul music. And the Soul Train dance floor. And Isaac Hayes' restored custom-built 1972 gold-trimmed, peacock-blue Cadillac Eldorado. Also Stax Records founder Jim Stewart's original violin, Skip Pitts' guitar, Floyd Newman's 100-year-old saxophone and the Academy Award statue that Isaac Hayes won for Best Musical Score for "Theme From Shaft" in 1972. If that isn't enough, visitors also are treated to vintage video footage of non-Stax artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson Five, Patti LaBelle, Sam Cooke, James Brown and Ike & Tina Turner. It is a world-class tourist destination that helps fuel the Memphis tourism economy.
翻译:我以前对蓝调和灵魂乐并不感兴趣。至少在我最近去孟菲斯旅行之前是这样。在那里,我发现了斯塔克斯美国灵魂乐博物馆、孟菲斯摇滚灵魂乐博物馆和蓝调名人堂。斯塔克斯美国灵魂乐博物馆位于东麦克莱莫尔大道926号,也就是斯塔克斯唱片公司最初的所在地,它是世界上为数不多的几家专门展示灵魂乐的博物馆之一。底特律的摩城博物馆也是其中之一。该博物馆成立于2003年,旨在纪念斯塔克斯唱片公司及其旗下艺人,例如艾萨克·海耶斯、奥蒂斯·雷丁、斯台普勒歌手合唱团、布克·T与MG乐队、阿尔伯特·金、威尔逊·皮克特、山姆与戴夫、鲁弗斯和卡拉·托马斯以及约翰尼·泰勒。这座占地17,000平方英尺的博物馆是原Stax录音棚(前身为国会剧院)的复制品,甚至连A录音棚的倾斜地板都完美复刻。馆内设有常设和轮换的互动展览、视频、电影、照片、Stax热门歌曲录制时使用的原版乐器、舞台服装、复古录音设备以及3,000多件纪念品,其中包括Stax唱片公司明星的私人物品。您还可以参观博物馆内重建的、建于1906年左右的密西西比三角洲教堂,这座教堂旨在展现灵魂乐的福音根源。此外,还有“灵魂列车”舞池,以及艾萨克·海耶斯修复的1972年定制款孔雀蓝凯迪拉克Eldorado,这辆车饰有金色镶边。此外,这里还收藏着Stax唱片公司创始人吉姆·斯图尔特的原版小提琴、斯基普·皮茨的吉他、弗洛伊德·纽曼百年历史的萨克斯风,以及艾萨克·海耶斯凭借1972年电影《Shaft》主题曲荣获的奥斯卡最佳原创配乐奖。不仅如此,游客还能欣赏到艾瑞莎·弗兰克林、史蒂夫·旺德、马文·盖伊、杰克逊五兄弟、帕蒂·拉贝尔、山姆·库克、詹姆斯·布朗以及艾克与蒂娜·特纳等非Stax唱片公司艺人的珍贵影像资料。这里是世界级的旅游胜地,为孟菲斯的旅游经济注入了强劲动力。