Aug 7th, 2009 · When you close your eyes and listen to Paolo Nutini's new album, Sunny Side Up, you can hear the echoes of Bob Marley, Otis Redding or a young Dean Martin. Nutini grew up in Scotland, and as Scott Simon found out, he is very, very Scottish.
May 1st, 2009 · With his band the MGs, Booker T. Jones created the classic instrumental "Green Onions." But they were also the studio band for Stax Records, making music with soul artists such as Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Wilson Pickett. His new album, with the Drive-By Truckers as his backup band, is called Potato Hole.
Sep 29th, 2008 · Amos Lee's soulful folk-pop music, clear voice and grounded lyrical observations bring to mind artists such as Otis Redding and Bill Withers. Lee performed highlights from all three of his albums during a recent appearance on Mountain Stage.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Blue-eyed soul virtuoso Eli "Paperboy" Reed may have grown up in Massachusetts, but he conveys the heart-wrenching emotion of Southern predecessors such as Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.
May 26th, 2008 · Blue-eyed soul virtuoso Eli "Paperboy" Reed may have grown up in Massachusetts but he executes the heart-wrenching emotion of Southern predecessors like Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.
Apr 17th, 2008 · All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen hears something special in the new album from the innovative neo-soul duo Gnarls Barkley. It reminds him of a different groundbreaking soul artist who died more than 40 years ago: Otis Redding.
Aug 5th, 2007 · Famed Memphis soul label Stax Records, which relaunched this year, releases No Place Like Soul, the sixth album by soul/funk group Soulive. The group is the first newly signed artist to release an album on Stax, best known for hits by Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding and others.
Jun 24th, 2007 · In Don't Make Me Stop Now, author Michael Parker looks at love, loss and bad choices. His short stories are infused with soulful musical notes from the likes of Otis Redding and Joe Tex.