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World’s Worst Songs: Neil Young’s “The Dock of the Bay”

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The Three Best Otis Redding Songs

Otis Redding - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Atlantic, 1968)Otis Redding - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Atlantic, 1968)

By | October 12, 2011
"(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was Otis Redding's first Number 1 single. Sadly, he didn't live to see it happen. Click Here for the Story Read more »
By | September 21, 2011
Carla Thomas Sings "Gee Whiz" on David Sanborn's 1980s Music Show (YouTube) A Founding Mother of R&B, Carla Thomas is known to fans as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Click Here to Read Her Story Read more »
By | August 20, 2011
Sleeve From O.B. McClinton's "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You" (YouTube) … Read more »
By | July 6, 2011
Eddie Floyd Knocks on Some Wood (YouTube) … Read more »
By | July 2, 2011
The Winstons - "Color Him Father" (Metromedia Records, 1969) … Read more »
By | June 18, 2011
Arthur Conley in the Mid-'60s (YouTube) Known as "The Crown Prince of Soul," Arthur Conley was a Founding Father of R&B and a protege of Otis Redding, whose sound was a little like Sam Cooke. Tell Me More Read more »
By | June 1, 2011
The Bar-Kays Perform "Son of Shaft" at Wattstax, 1972 (YouTube) … Read more »
By | May 27, 2011
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (Capitol Records, 1968) … Read more »
By | May 17, 2011
Booker T. Jones (R) with John Fogerty, 2010 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Over the course of their stellar career, Booker T. and the MGs have released more than two dozen singles. Three of them have been Gold Records. What Were They? Read more »
By | April 14, 2011
Memphis Town, 2005 (Photo by Mike Brown/Getty Images) In our continuing series on bands named after places, we consider what All Music called "arguably the greatest soul horn section ever." I'm Guessing They're From Memphis Read more »