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Soul to Soul review – joyous 1971 concert film captures Black American stars’ emotional return to Ghana

Restored documentary records a historic independence day show in Accra, with electrifying performances from Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and more

The Guardian - UK

Steve Cropper obituary

Guitarist with the American band Booker T and the MGs who was also a successful songwriter and producer

The Guardian - UK

Steve Cropper dies aged 84: Tributes paid to legendary Booker T and the MGs guitarist

The musician played on and co-wrote Otis Redding's Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay and Wilson Pickett's In the Midnight Hour

Evening Standard

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Songwriting legend and guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84

Steve Cropper co-wrote classic songs such as ‘(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’

The Independent UK

"I started crying. I was completely overwhelmed by how special it was that we were there": How a band of Dutch retro-rockers ended up recording at two legendary recording studios

The Queen Of Soul, the birth of the Allman Brothers Band, and the new album from retro-rock flag bearers DeWolff all have something in common

Louder

Graceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame

Twelve years ago, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing ceremony, honoring legends spanning generations and genres, from Elvis Presley to Three 6 Mafia

The Independent UK

Teskey Brothers sooth Civic Theatre with smooth and soulful debut

THE Teskey Brothers are the musical equivalent of warm chicken soup when you're sick, or a creamy latte when you require a caffeine hit. The Melbourne duo are familiar and soothing. Since finding national acclaim with their debut album Half Mile Harvest in 2017, Josh Teskey's achingly soulful vocal and…

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‘Elvis was as pilled up as me!’ Dan Penn on writing hits for Aretha, Otis, Dolly and more

He was the boy from Alabama who wrote a hit while still at school. And the classics just kept coming – from I’m Your Puppet to Do Right Woman. The great songwriter relives his days with the stars

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Cogbill’s 1966 Fender P-Bass, reportedly used to record with Elvis, is going up for auction with an estimate of $100,000

The sunburst Fender Precision – which was photographed with Elvis at American Sound Studio – also helped shape hits for the likes of Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin

Guitar World

Rolling Stone hails Aretha Franklin as greatest singer of all time

DETROIT — Rolling Stone ranks Aretha Franklin No. 1 in its list of the "greatest singers of all time" on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

‘It was so fun’: Meghan recalls first wedding dance with Harry in new trailer ahead of final three Netflix episodes

Photos of the couple spinning around the dance floor are shown as the song – Land Of 1,000 Dances by Wilson Pickett – plays in the background

Evening Standard

How Cameroon’s football superfan landed himself a mascot role

Ngando Pickett hopes to cheer his Indomitable Lions on in Qatar – and do a bit of dancing too.

Al Jazeera

Come on baby, let's do the Twist

The other day I heard on the radio Chubby Checker bursting forth with his 1960 hit 'The Twist'. It's not the greatest of songs but it sparked fond memories because it launched a dance craze which proved a social life-saver for me and many other shy teenagers.

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