Otis Redding

New Wave Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Prettier in Pink

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew McCarthy, Belouis Some, Echo and the Bunnymen, INXS, Jesse Johnson, Jon Cryer, Molly Ringwald, New Order, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Otis Redding, Pretty In Pink, Suzanne Vega, The Smiths

Revisiting the soundtrack of a generation 40 years later

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Remembrance Rock Soul 

Candid Conversations with Steve Cropper

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Otis Redding, RIP, Sam and Dave, Stax Records, Steve Cropper, The Blues Brothers

One reporter’s reflections on the late legendary producer and guitar player

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 46: July 2023

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Benny & Joon, Charlie Reid, Craig Reid, Famous Quotes, Jaz Coleman, Jim Sullivan, Killing Joke, Kim Gordon, Neil Gaiman, Otis Redding, Paul Ferguson, Sonic Youth, The Consolers, The Dresden Dolls, The Proclaimers, Thurston Moore

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Funk Remembrance Rock Soul 

Remembering Stax Records Co-Founder Jim Stewart

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Al Bell, Albert King, Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Estelle Axton, Isaac Hayes, Jim Stewart, Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave, Stax Records, The Bar-Kays

The legendary record producer passed away at 92

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Blues Hard Rock Records Rock Southern Rock 

Reshaking The Money Maker

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2021, American/UMe, Chris Robinson, Hard To Handle, Otis Redding, Rich Robinson, Shake Your Money Maker, Shake Your Money Maker: 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, She Talks To Angels, The Black Crowes

A new box set offers a trove of treasures to supplement the smash debut LP by The Black Crowes

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adblock Soul 

Swamp Dogg: Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick and Me

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Williams, Joyful Noise, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Patti LaBelle, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, Sorry You Couldn't Make It, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It Demos, Stevie Wonder, Swamp Dogg

Soul great also known as Jerry Williams tells all: “Ask me anything you want. I had a good night sleep.”

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Britpop Music Journalism 

A Ready, Steady, Revolution!

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments and power-brokers Andrew Loog Oldham, Andy Neill, Chris Stamp, Donovan, Marvin Gaye, Mick Jagger, Otis Redding, Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Ready Steady Go!, Rod Stewart, The Animals, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, The Who

A new book on the groundbreaking British television program, Ready, Steady, Go! documents pop’s primetime emergence

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Pop Remembrance 

Remembering Robert Palmer: A Man Who Loved Wine, Women and Tailoring

September 26, 2020August 31, 2026 Jim Sullivan 13 Comments and Keb' Mo., Bob Dylan, Devo, Gary Numan, Husker Du, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Robert Palmer, ZZ Top

Jim Sullivan recounts his history of conversation with the English art pop great

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Rock Soul 

Melissa Etheridge Takes on Holy Songs at a Holy Place

October 24, 2016March 23, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Apollo, Bettye Crutcher, Mavis Staples, Melissa Etheridge, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Stax

Singer rocks the Apollo with 90s hits and Stax nuggets

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