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.

Today in Music History for Jan. 22: ...

Once called “the greatest of all soul duos," he and late musical partner Dave Prater were inducted into the Rock and Roll ...

A celebration of life was held Jan. 12 in Memphis for fabled music producer Jim Gaines, who died Nov. 9 at 83.

Sam Moore of Sam & Dave called Scottsdale home for 30 years. His friend Alice Cooper says, "There's a Phoenix family and he ...

Current city Bedford Corners, NY. Really want to be in I lived in New York City for over 20 years – that probably covers it.

It only lasted ten ... songs are one of my favorite genres, so I could go on forever. But today I’m really feeling “Merry Christmas, Baby,” by Otis Redding, which has long been one of my top ...

It’s a cruel twist in an already tragic story that the biggest song in Otis ... Redding’s best showing in that market was the No.25 peak, in late January 1967, of another of his signature ...

Lincoln's Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal won the 40th International Blues Challenge last Saturday. The band took the band ...

55: Aerosmith: Big Ten Inch ... cover songs recorded in the 21st century. Aretha Franklin’s version of “Respect” is so definitive that it might make you think Otis Redding wrote the song ...

Out of the thousands who’ve attempted to put their name on “White Christmas,” here are the ten who’ve sung that ... This posthumous release from Otis Redding reinterprets every single ...

Here, we look back at some of their most enduringly popular hits with our pick of the 10 best Righteous Brothers songs of all time ... Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding. Although Medley was initially ...