Booker T Jones' 1962 classic 'Green Onions' is the soundtrack to the Uber Eats Super Bowl commercial. I spoke with Booker ...

Acclaimed Louisiana singer/songwriter Marc Broussard knew from a very young age that he had natural born talent.

There's nothing quite like a thrilling "overnight success" story. But when it comes to soul superstar Otis Redding, his meteoric rise to the top ended almost as quickly as it started. NFL fans in ...

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 ...

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

then sent the audience off into the tropical evening alongside Johnson and the Sugar Cubists background vocalists with a blazing recreation of Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle.” Gov’t Mule ...

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 ...

A Georgia city announced it is seeking at least 5,191 kazoo players to attend its annual festival and break a Guinness World ...

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

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 ...