It Still Stacks Up: 1968 Made Stax Records
Attention should be paid to great singers/groups, largely forgotten today but worth rediscovering like Linda Lyndell, Jimmy Hughes, and Lindell Hill.
Unfinished Lives: ‘60s Rockers Gone Too Soon
Janis Joplin, Sam Cooke, Mama Cass, and Brian Jones all left behind rich musical legacies after their tragic, untimely deaths. This bunch of excellent biographies goes deeper into their various stories.
Blue-Eyed Soul, Part 2: The U.K.
Dusty Springfield, Steve Winwood, Adele, and Joe Cocker are just a handful of Brits who put their own spin on R&B.
The Beginning of Otis Redding
Before “Dock of the Bay” made him a star, Otis put the world on notice with these incendiary live shows from the Sunset Strip.
The Timeless Charms of “Otis Blue”
Otis Redding’s voice conveys both pain and hope on this seminal album which never gets old.