Although Wilson Pickett’s version might be the most famous, he did not write the song. “Sir” Mack Rice wrote and recorded the song in 1965, a year before Pickett rode it up the charts. Born Connie ...

The new exhibit will showcase iconic artifacts from that era, including the Apollo baby grand piano Franklin used on her breakout hit, a Fender Stratocaster once played by Duane Allman, Pickett’s ...

Mr. Pop Rocks and I headed over to The Big Easy last weekend to listen to the stylings of Houston’s own Trudy Lynn, a fabulous blues singer and genuine kick-ass lady. During Trudy’s breaks, her ...

“In Muscle Shoals, American music crossed lines that weren’t supposed to be breached...Black and white sounds, R&B, blues, soul and country met between the banks.” In fact, eagle-eyed (eared?) ...