JamBase — Watch one of the final live performances by the late great soul singer Otis Redding on what would have been his birthday today. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — What's up and what's down in pop culture this week. UNDERRATED St. Paul & the Broken Bones: This Alabama R&B group has carved out a comfortable niche in recent years with a throwback sound led by flame-throwing singer Paul Janeway, who looks a little... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — What's up and what's down in pop culture this week. UNDERRATED St. Paul & the Broken Bones: This Alabama R&B group has carved out a comfortable niche in recent years with a throwback sound led by flame-throwing singer Paul Janeway, who looks a little... more info

New York Times — Biographies of the queen of R-E-S-P-E-C-T and two other giants of the genre: James Brown and Otis Redding. more info

New York Times — The song “Respect” helped Aretha Franklin soar to fame and became an anthem for the women’s rights movement. But radio royalties for the song went to its writer, Otis Redding. more info

Uncut — Dock Of The Bay Sessions features songs he was working on before his death in late 1967 Dock Of The Bay Sessions features songs he was working on before his death in late 1967 The post Otis Redding’s final recordings collated on new comp appea... more info

JamBase — The Apollo Theater celebrated the life and legacy of the late Otis Redding with an all-star tribute concert on Thursday night. more info

New York Times — After a breakthrough at Monterey Pop, Redding returned to California, looked out at the water and wrote the song that would define his legacy. Fifty years later, the track will be celebrated at the Apollo Theater. more info

JamBase — The second of three Chris Robinson Brotherhood shows at The Fillmore in San Francisco ended with a pair of Otis Redding cover debuts. more info

USA Today Music — "Big O." continues to have a huge influence on music and on the lives of those who knew him.             more info