Booker T. Jones, who backed Sam & Dave on many of their classics, recalls the late soul legend: "I will miss this beautiful set of lungs"
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.
Museum lovers like myself swoon over cities like Washington D.C., Chicago and New York for their outstanding museums, but we found Memphis, Tennessee to be another terrific “museum city.”
A look at how David Lynch used music in his work, as a way of scaring the audience and moving them, as seen with his use of an Otis Redding song in Twin Peaks
Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”
Kensington, dubbed the most successful Dutch rock band of the last 15 years and without a singer since 2022, has brought in American national Jason Dowd to complete their line-up. Kensington, known for hits such as War,
Lynch’s favourite artists included Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Duran Duran, Lissie, Pixies and David Bowie.
We have scoured the internet and created a collection of director extraordinaire David Lynch's favourite song of all time. It's a perfectly brilliant playlist.
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died.
Sam Moore told Dave Prater that he would "never speak to him again" after the height of their success. The late 'Soul Man' singer - who died on Friday (10.01.25) at the age of 89 following complications from surgery - shot to fame alongside Dave as part of the R+B duo in the 1960s but their friendship began to wane along with their success,
Every famous actor has to start somewhere. While some struggled for years to cast their light outside the cosmic dust of anonymity with small TV and movie parts, others landed starring roles immediately.
An all-new concert by three-time Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir is headed to the Kyneton Town Hall. The concert commemorates South Africa’s Freedom Movement and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Bringing joy to all, Hope opens with a rousing program of South African freedom songs that inspired their Rainbow Nation.