Macon celebrates the grand reopening of Capricorn Studios
The studio was originally was purchased by Otis Redding and since hosted acts including The Allman Brothers Band and The Marshall Tucker Band. The legendary Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia, is opening for business once again. On Dec. 3 — the 50th anniversary of its original launch — the recording studio that hosted such iconic acts as The […]
Otis Redding Exhibit Opens at Georgia Southern University
Read more here: https://news.georgiasouthern.edu/2019/05/03/museum-on-main-otis-redding-exhibit-to-showcase-georgia-southern-students-work/ Otis Redding has had a connection to Statesboro and Georgia Southern University for more than 50 years. He performed on campus in 1965, his daughter attended Georgia Southern, and his grandson is a current student. Another chapter of the connection between Redding, the University and Statesboro will begin with the new […]
Otis Redding: Live at the Whisky a Go-Go Wins a Grammy for Best Liner Notes
Stax Records, along with Craft Recordings ̶ the Catalog Division of Concord Music ̶ are thrilled to announce a GRAMMY® win for Best Album Notes, awarded to Los Angeles-based journalist and essayist Lynell George for her work on the Otis Redding album, Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings. This GRAMMY® Award […]
Booker T. Jones Joins Lineup for 2018 Evening of Respect
We are excited to announce that soul legend, Booker T. Jones, will be performing at An Evening of Respect: Celebrating Otis Redding & 50 Years of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” at the Apollo Theater in New York City on January 25! Booker T. & the MGs were the Stax Records house band […]
“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was released 50 years ago today. And it almost wasn’t released.
Listen to NPR’s feature about Otis Redding’s seminal hit, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” which was released on January 8, 1968. Hear the story behind the song. https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/576413464/the-story-of-how-otis-reddings-dock-of-the-bay-got-released “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is one of the most performed and played of the 20th century. Yet, it almost didn’t get released. […]