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A lifelike statue of Otis Redding "sittin' on the dock" has resurfaced in the soul-singing legend's hometown Macon, Georgia. Surrounded by cars and concrete - and some water.
While four original members of the Bar-Kays perished in the 1967 tragedy alongside Redding, the two survivors rebuilt the ...
For their newest release Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias went upriver to inject some Memphis blues and soul into their New ...
“I’m singing other people’s songs, like Otis Redding, and these are people I grew up on. It’s an honor for me to just be able to do that.” Tickets for the “Chip Off the Old Block ...
The Otis Redding Statue is now installed at the corner of Cotton Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Macon, atop a new water fountain added to its design by sculptor Bradley Cooley Jr.
Otis Redding He won two Grammy Awards for his hit single "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" which has sold 3 million copies. The Dawson native was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
Otis Redding He was just 26. The singer and four members of his band died on December 10, 1967, when their chartered plane crashed into Lake Monona in Maddison, Wisconsin, after traveling from ...
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. Don Jr to ...
In late 1967, the music journalist Stanley Booth was on assignment to write about the Memphis soul sound for The Saturday Evening Post when he watched Otis Redding and the guitarist and producer ...
LOS ANGELES - Georgia's very own "King of Soul," Otis Redding Jr., was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a star.. The ceremony was held in Los Angeles on Oct. 4 and featured Redding's ...
And after all of the tragedy that surrounds this label—Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder, the plane crash that killed Otis Redding and four teenage members of the Bar-Kays—what shines through ...
Lana Del Rey will be honored with the Songwriter Icon Award at NMPA Annual Meeting on June 12.