Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Formally launched in 2007— 40 years after Redding’s tragic death— the foundation serves as the umbrella to mentor the next ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A longtime dream of R&B/soul legend Otis Redding has finally come true. The Otis Redding Foundation is announcing the opening next ...

Born Sept. 9, 1941 in Dawson, Georgia, Otis Redding broke racial barriers and wrote the blueprint for soul music in his short life. Tragically, the 26-year-old died in a plane crash near Madison, ...

MACON, Ga. — Nearly two decades after launching a youth music program in memory of soul legend Otis Redding, his family has opened a permanent facility dedicated to music education in downtown Macon.

An architect of Memphis soul, Cropper made his guitar sing and sting. And as a songwriter, he collaborated on more than a few indelible anthems. By Jon Pareles As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and ...

Otis Redding could make even mediocre tracks sound spectacular via the sheer force of his vocal performances. When he latched onto a special song, the effect could be overwhelming. “Hard To Handle” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legendary singer and songwriter Otis Redding was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. The ...

MACON, Ga. — The Otis Redding Center for the Arts officially opened its doors today in downtown Macon at the corner of Cherry Street and Cotton Avenue. The Redding family says their dad would be proud ...

MACON — A block from this Georgia music mecca’s City Hall, precisely 120 paces from the front doors of the City Auditorium where Otis Redding’s funeral was held 57 years ago, a new 15,000-square-foot ...

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A massive new arts center in downtown Macon, named after the late soul legend Otis Redding, feels like a utopian Google headquarters, but for young musicians. The $11.2 million Otis Redding Center for ...

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 loved ...