Redding joined Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers in 1958. In 1962 he drove Jenkins to Memphis, Tennessee for a recording ... Stax co-owner Jim Stewart allowed Otis to cut a couple of songs ...

But at no point was this more clear for me than when Otis Redding ... of the Memphis-based Stax Records house band, is a standout here. “Any Ole Way” was co-written by Redding and Cropper.

including “Otis Redding” and “Solomon Burke” — earned smiles from Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, even if most of the other words in the sentences were ...

If you’re a fan of soul music—or even if you’re just curious about this iconic genre—the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis ... for its artists—Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes ...

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 ...