Booker T. Jones, who backed Sam & Dave on many of their classics, recalls the late soul legend: "I will miss this beautiful set of lungs"

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.

New music from Elkka, First Beige, Darkside, Magdalena Bay, Everything Is Recorded and mary in the junkyard, Joshua Idehen and more, plus throwback Thursday with Otis Redding, Sarah Vaughn, Milton Nascimento, Curtis Mayfield and others!

Kensington, dubbed the most successful Dutch rock band of the last 15 years and without a singer since 2022, has brought in American national Jason Dowd to complete their line-up. Kensington, known for hits such as War,

Sam Moore influenced musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”

His publicist said Moore died on Friday morning in Florida, United States, due to complications while recovering from surgery.

An all-new concert by three-time Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir is headed to the Kyneton Town Hall. The concert commemorates South Africa’s Freedom Movement and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Bringing joy to all, Hope opens with a rousing program of South African freedom songs that inspired their Rainbow Nation.

Every famous actor has to start somewhere. While some struggled for years to cast their light outside the cosmic dust of anonymity with small TV and movie parts, others landed starring roles immediately.

Museum lovers like myself swoon over cities like Washington D.C., Chicago and New York for their outstanding museums, but we found Memphis, Tennessee to be another terrific “museum city.”

Today in Music History for Jan. 18:

Lynch’s favourite artists included Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Duran Duran, Lissie, Pixies and David Bowie.