Otis Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia on September 9, 1941 and was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Redding started his music career singing in gospel choirs around the ...

In 1962, Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers had an audition in Memphis for the rising new label, Stax Records. Jenkins blew ...

Cissy Houston, the legendary gospel singer and mother of Whitney ... providing backup vocals for legends such as Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin. A highlight of her career came when she performed ...