Clarence Carter, the powerful, deep-voiced R&B-soul singer from Alabama who scored a series of crossover hits during the late 1960s and early 70s, celebrated his 90th birthday on January 14, 2026.

After taking his dog for a walk, Jerome Carlton Hughes Jr. might have hoped for a quiet and relaxing evening. But to his surprise, there was an unexpected guest waiting for him outside. Hughes Jr., 33 ...

Freckles the stray "just wanted love" when Jerome Carlton Hughes Jr. found her outside in the snow after a dog walk at 11pm. Missing Kentucky teen found after two month search, man arrested Harris ...

DAWSON, Ga. (WALB) - On December 10, 1967, legendary soul musician Otis Redding, who was from South Georgia, died in a plane crash. Redding was influenced by his upbringing in the church and by other ...

Saturday evening, 3rd and Lindsley will host the 13th annual edition of Mike Farris’ The Soul of Christmas show. The Nashville soul man and his hot 12-person backing band take traditional Christmas ...

A man was shot and killed following an argument with another man at a sports bar early Saturday morning, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Hundreds gathered in downtown Portland on ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, a storied guitarist, songwriter and producer who helped define the Southern soul sound at legendary Memphis music label Stax Records, died on Wednesday in Nashville, ...

Steve Cropper, the smooth, metronomically solid guitarist heard on dozens of soul records with Booker T. and the M.G.’s, has died. He was 84. Cropper died at a rehabilitation facility in Nashville, ...

Steve Cropper, a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, has died at age 84. The guitarist passed away on Wednesday in Nashville, according to the president and CEO of the Soulsville Foundation, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics "Green Onions," ...

“Play it, Steve,” Sam Moore chants during the chorus of 1967’s “Soul Man,” and it’s no mystery why. Sam & Dave’s No. 2 hit is driven by Steve Cropper, who opens the song with a series of sliding ...