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.

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

Florence Welch's influences are many and massive - but here's a selection of her favourite songs. Read more about her artistic inspirations here.

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

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

Christmas 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 picks.

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

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 ...

Valerie (Live Jo Whiley, BBC Live Lounge Session / 2007) “Venus” is one of only a handful of songs that multiple artists have taken to the top of the ... you think Otis Redding wrote the ...

The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, Massachusetts announced four new shows. Tickets go on sale for these shows ...

He was backstage for 1950s performances by Little Richard and Chuck Berry, sat in the third row at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival during Otis Redding's ... up with original songs, he and Perry ...

Wim Wenders’s Perfect Days demands your full attention. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides ...