MACON, Ga. — It's almost back again! You're in luck if you missed last year's King of Soul Music Festival. "We received so many wonderful comments about the event last year, and that's why we decided ...

(From left) Jermaine Dupri, Karla Redding, Zelma Redding and ,Tina Mauldin attend the 2nd annual King Of Soul Music Festival in Macon, Georgia. Courtesy Otis Redding Foundation Macon will again ...

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 ...

Tennessee-born troubadour Larry Fleet knows what it takes to bring the music to the masses with his aptly named Hard Work & Holy Water Tour, which hits the Fox Theater on Dec. 11. Fleet grew up ...

Rhino Records’ Reserve Otis Blue reissue brings classic Otis Redding soul back to vinyl, delivering pristine sound and timeless tracks like “Respect” and “Change Is Gonna Come.” In the vintage vinyl ...

There are many legendary recording artists who led remarkably short lives. Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Janis Joplin and Robert Johnson are just some of the ...

A longtime dream of R&B/soul legend Otis Redding has finally come true. The Otis Redding Foundation is announcing the opening next week of the Otis Redding Center for the Arts (ORCA). Located in ...

This year’s BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards ceremony granted soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding four BMI Million-Air awards, which were accepted by his daughter Karla Redding-Andrews on his ...

In the mid 1960s, Otis Redding was on the verge of becoming one of the brightest R&B and soul stars in the industry. His incredible voice and talent as a songwriter helped define the sound of his Stax ...

It’s quite staggering to think that Otis Redding’s signature song, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was released after the late soul/R&B giant’s untimely death—less than a month, as a matter of fact ...