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    Estelle Axton
    Estelle Axton

    American record executive.

    Sister of Jim Stewart, mother of Charles Axton.
    With her brother, she co-founded Satellite (2) in 1959, renamed Stax in 1961 (Stewart - Axton).
    She sold her interest in the company in 1970 and formed Fretone.
    She was the founder of the Memphis Songwriters Association in 1973.

    Born: September 11, 1918 in Middleton, Tennessee
    Died: February 24, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee

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