Justin Timberlake sang and strutted his way through his induction into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Saturday (Oct. 17), doing vocal impersonations of soul singers Al Green and Otis Redding, performing on stage with Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, and...
Otis Redding
United States · Person · 1941–1967Born and raised in the US state of Georgia, Redding quit school at age 15 to support his family, working with Little Richard's backing band, the Upsetters, and performing at talent shows for prize money. In 1958, he joined Johnny Jenkins's band, the Pinetoppers, with whom he toured the Southern states as a singer and driver. An unscheduled appearance on a Stax recording session led to a contract and his first single, "These Arms of Mine," in 1962. Stax released Redding's debut album, Pain in My Heart, two years later. Read more »
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Trumpeter Ben Cauley, a member of the Stax Records group the Bar-Kays and the only survivor of the 1967 plane crash that killed most of his bandmates and Stax star Otis Redding, has died in Memphis. He was 67. Cauley's eldest daughter, Chekita...
Otis Redding has gotten his own memorial marker honoring his ties to the city of Gray, Ga., that will be unveiled Friday. Otis Redding Makes Record-Setting Return to Charts After 41 Years The marker is designed like a vinyl record, with Redding on...
On his new studio album, The Royal Sessions, rock legend Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company) pays tribute to the iconic soul music of Memphis, Tennessee. The LP, recorded at Willie Mitchell's revered Royal Studios, finds Rodgers tackling classics from...
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