Memphis and new orleans soul-funk royalty, in east anglia?

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

Although it wasn’t Woodstock, the fondly-remembered Concert of Contemporary and Traditional Folk Music – to quote its official title – was more than a match for almost any British counterpart, then or

The teenage prodigy who helped define the sound of Stax, BOOKER T JONES continues to bring wisdom and peerless Hammond grooves to a new generation of musicians. Yet his path from “Green Onions” and Otis Redding to Willie Nelson and the Drive-By Truckers has not always been clear. “The events in Memphis in 1968 were too much for me,” he tells Stephen Deusner

Summer’s here, festivals beckon, tours are kicking off ...

The iconic southern rock band play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird ? Good chance.

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