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News Articles: Otis Redding

The crowd gathered in the Zelma Redding Amptheater for the official opening of Otis Redding Center for the Arts in Macon.

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The new arts center named for soul great Otis Redding is open for education and expression

The Otis Redding Center for the Arts in Macon is the new home for yearslong efforts by the soul great's family to educate the next generation of musicians.

The new arts center named for soul great Otis Redding is open for education and expression

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Ocmulgee Mounds National State Park is one of the stops on the new Macon tourist attraction Georgia’s Trail of Legacy & Lore.

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Newly launched tourism trail highlights Macon’s unique cultural and historic sites

A new tourist attraction unveiled Wednesday in Macon seeks to highlight a culturally-rich region of Georgia.

May 17, 2024
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  • Jessica Payne
Otis Redding on his knees, singing into a microphone. Behind him, three men play trumpets.

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Otis Redding awarded four 'Million-Air' awards at this year’s BMI Gospel Music Awards

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 behalf.

April 06, 2023
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  • The Telegraph
"New Beyoncé is literally good for everybody in the world," Maggie Rogers says of <em>Renaissance</em>, which shares a release date with her own <em>Surrender</em>. "I'm so excited for this record."

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  • Music Features

Maggie Rogers' summer mixtape sweats with sweetness

Filled with pop mosaics, Surrender feels like a quintessentially summer album. Naturally, we asked Maggie Rogers for a roséwave playlist.

July 27, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich
A black and white photo of Otis Redding, looking off-camera to the right, wearing a light sweater.

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  • Music

Otis Redding’s Family Passes On ‘Respect’ To Younger Generations With New Picture Book

Otis Reddings’ widow and daughter remember the legendary musician and reflect on carrying his legacy forward through a new picture book, ‘Respect’

September 03, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Jerry Wexler, record producer and mogul shown here on Oct. 17, 1979, has been a moving force in soul, jazz and rhythm and blues.

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From Ray Charles To Aretha Franklin, How Legendary Producer Jerry Wexler Shaped Soul and R&B

For decades, "race music" was the euphemism used for recordings by African American musicians. That didn't sit well for a young music journalist named...

March 06, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
David Harris in studio with musician, H.E.R.

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Georgia Playlist: David Harris

David Harris is a music producer and composer from Manchester. The LaGrange College graduate has worked closely with rhythm and blues musician, H.E.R....

February 05, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor

On Second Thought For Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Today we filled up on music and stories of community before Thanksgiving. We spoke with Sharon Collins, whose documentary named "The Macon Sound"...

November 20, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
"The Macon Sound" premieres Tuesday at 8 p.m. on GPB TV

Exploring The Lives Of Legendary Musicians Through 'The Macon Sound'

You know James Brown, Otis Redding and The Allman Brothers Band. They all carried big sounds all over the world and started in the fairly small city of...

November 20, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

Alan Walden Remembers The Soul Of The Douglass Theatre

This Thursday, July 27, we take our show on the road to the historic Douglass Theatre in downtown Macon. This theater was an important space during the...

July 26, 2017
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  • Sean Powers

Music Moment: Otis Redding's Greatest Hit Turns 49

Soul-singer Otis Redding is known for a number of unforgettable tracks. But one song is considered to be his biggest hit: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the...

December 07, 2016
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  • Leah Fleming

Otis Redding's Soulful Legacy

If Aretha Franklin is the “Queen of Soul,” Otis Redding was the king. He died in 1967 at the young age of 26, but not before recording some of the most...

September 13, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Linda Chen
Atlanta singer Gwen Hughes during a perofrmance.

Georgia Playlist: Gwen Hughes

We add two more songs to our essential Georgia Playlist. All tunes have to be written or performed by a Georgian. And musicians can't pick one of their...

July 29, 2016
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By:
  • Linda Chen and
  • Sean Powers

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