The city’s rhythmic roots go back nearly a century before rock and soul took center stage. It all started with a hum, thanks ...

In 1962, Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers had an audition in Memphis for the rising new label, Stax Records. Jenkins blew ...

Emily Butler On Monday, Jan. 20, Gov’t Mule returned to the stage at Jewel Paradise Cove Resort with another staging in their ...

The New York Times gave only four inches at the bottom of a column on page 19 to the death exactly one month ago of Otis Redding. The Times reported the plane crash and listed the musicians who ...

He set the tone for the shows. Otis was the biggest star, so he closed the show, but even Otis was nervous after Sam had been on the stage. Sam and Dave were a team, a consummate team. Oh my God.

And I said, 'We’ve got to do a better job explaining it. Little Richard, Otis Redding, Chuck Berry — these artists were the cornerstones of rock and roll. If you look at the sounds over the ...

For commuters who take the Otis Redding Bridge to access the interstate, they'll have to make alternative travel plans starting next week. Drivers who need to access the I-16 ramps should pay ...

"He told everyone, 'I can’t come to the studio every day for medical reasons.' But he was still happy as anything to be in the studio." ...

Otis Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia on September 9, 1941 and was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Redding started his music career singing in gospel choirs around the ...

As part of Booker T. and the MG’s, Stax’s house band, Jones played on soul landmarks by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas and especially Sam & Dave. Two days ago, Jones heard ...