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Jean Knight obituary

Soul singer who had a multimillion-selling hit in 1971 with the irresistibly funky Mr Big Stuff

The Guardian - UK

Chandler Bing pyjamas, a Shrigley frisbee and Bowie’s scarf: it’s the arts Christmas gift guide 2023

A Bear apron, a Van Gogh vase, a reversible Frida Kahlo jacket, a Britney death metal T-shirt … here, curated by our arts team, are 30 fabulous festive suggestions for the culture vulture in your life

The Guardian - UK

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on religion, music — and the Dolly Parton song he dislikes

Jeff Tweedy's new book is his tribute to the songs and songwriters that inspired him to start making music in the first place — and then to keep doing it for a long time.

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“The others realised they couldn’t stop me because it was too close to the show… I got away with it, although it was a close-run thing”: How Peter Gabriel developed his Genesis frontman act

It may have caused conflict, but his insistence on sticking with his artistic vision paid off in countless ways

Louder

Chadwick Boseman to receive posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Black Panther actor died in 2020

Total Film

Otis Redding III, guitarist and son of legendary soul singer Otis Redding, dies at 59

Aside from his extensive work promoting the musical legacy of his late father, Otis Redding III also played guitar in the The Reddings, and with soul veteran Eddie Floyd

Guitar World

Otis Redding III, who followed father into music, dies at 59

Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III has died at age 59

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Otis Redding III, son of legendary singer, dies at 59

Redding was just 3 years old when his father, Otis Redding, perished along with several band members in a plane crash on Dec. 10, 1967. Redding and his brother, Dexter, formed the funk band The Reddings, which recorded six albums in the 1980s.

Chicago Sun-Times

Watch Donald “Duck” Dunn as Booker T and the MGs blow minds in Norway in 1967

On 7 April 1967, the Stax/Volt Revue hit Europe. Norwegian TV caught them in action in Oslo. What’s Norwegian for “locked in”?

Guitar World

Could some records tumble during triple j's 2022 Hottest 100 countdown?

The vote is going to be a thriller and it's possible some long-standing records could be broken during this year's countdown.

ABC News

Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies at age 92

The white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player co-founded the influential record label with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful "Memphis sound."

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Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies

Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” has died at age 92

The Independent UK

Jim Stewart, founder of Stax Records, dies aged 92

Record producer signed many of soul and R&B’s most influential musicians, including Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes

The Guardian - UK

Britney Spears sparks concern as she brands celeb a ‘piece of s***’ in explosive rant

She posted the rant on her feed in between equally odd videos of her floating around her house in her “great-great grandmother’s” wedding veil and a white lace nightgown

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Booker T. Jones performs at Stax, ahead of milestone

A performance by master keyboardist Booker T

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R&B nearly man Ural Thomas: ‘My best shot is to just live and be what I am’

He crossed paths with James Brown and Quincy Jones but hated playing fame’s game, and shrank into obscurity. Now 82, the Portland singer is thriving once more

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