Otis Redding

Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; bassist for Booker T. & the MG's

2012-05-15 00:00:00

As the bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music, Donald "Duck" Dunn often found himself out on the road playing to fans who had assumed he was black like the stars he supported, notably Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and...

Donald 'Duck' Dunn: Honoring a Stax master -- and 'Time Is Tight'

2012-05-14 16:36:45

Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; soul music bassist

2012-05-14 07:42:00

Donald "Duck" Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as "In the Midnight Hour," "Hold On, I'm Coming" and...

Andrew Love dies at 70; Grammy-winning saxophonist

2012-04-14 15:58:00

Trumpeter Wayne Jackson was the personification of mixed emotions in February when he and his longtime musical partner, saxophonist Andrew Love, were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award for their work over half a century together as the...

Album review: The Alabama Shakes' 'Boys & Girls'

2012-04-10 16:38:10

'American Idol' recap: The top 7 perform 'Now and Then' songs

2012-04-19 16:38:37

'American Idol' vs. 'The Voice: Is Phillip Phillips the best?

2012-04-20 21:37:01

Etta James dies at 73; acclaimed blues and R&B singer

2012-01-20 16:06:00

Etta James, the earthy blues and R&B singer whose anguished vocals convinced generations of listeners that she would rather go blind than see her love leave, then communicated her joy upon finding that love at last, died Friday. She was 73. She died at...

In Rotation: Wendy Rene's 'After Laughter Comes Tears'

2012-02-06 04:36:10

Whitney Houston dies at 48; pop titan

2012-02-12 00:00:00

Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48. Kristen Foster, a...

'Posing Beauty' photo exhibition at USC Fisher Museum of Art

2011-09-24 16:32:10

'Posing Beauty in African American Culture' show at USC

2011-09-25 00:00:00

A fashion show in Harlem in 1963, a portrait of a contemplative Michael Jackson in 1981 and a picture of friends celebrating their prom night in 2006 are among images on view in the exhibition "Posing Beauty in African American Culture" at USC's Fisher...

Jaimoe has been performing since 1961, backing Otis Redding and Sam & Dave before co-founding the Allman Brothers Band in 1969.

2011-12-14 05:55:59

Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding

2011-12-08 07:24:48

An expertly shot, refreshingly condensed look at the landmark festival that introduced Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix and Ravi Shankar to most of the Western world, shot by filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker. It's a pretty, bucolic look at the birth of the Sixties rock festival scene in the U.S.

2011-11-07 12:50:12