Artist of the Day
Otis Redding
soulmotownsoul blues
Otis Redding, born on September 9, 1941, in Dawson, Georgia, was raised in Macon, where his early exposure to gospel music in his father's church and the sounds of Sam Cooke and Little Richard shaped his powerful, emotive vocal style.
Rising Artists
Artist First Played Plays
brook benton NEW 2026-04-09 22
WWOZ Live Broadcast NEW 2026-04-24 6
Silver Birds Steel Drum Band NEW 2026-04-23 5
ARTHUR PRYSOCK NEW 2026-05-04 4
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra NEW 2026-05-02 4
Nth Power NEW 2026-04-27 4
Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge NEW 2026-04-28 3
Kr3wcial NEW 2026-04-23 3
Recently on WWOZ Full archive →
Fri, May 8 25 tracks
- 1. Tony Allen & His Messangers (1 plays)
- 2. Tinariwen (1 plays)
- 3. Thelonious Monk (1 plays)
- 4. The Upsetters (1 plays)
- 5. The Temptations (1 plays)
Thu, May 7 195 tracks
- 1. JOHNNY ADAMS (6 plays)
- 2. TOM WAITS (4 plays)
- 3. tommy mccook and the supersonics (3 plays)
- 4. the skatalites (3 plays)
- 5. Swinging In New Orleans (3 plays)
Wed, May 6 143 tracks
- 1. allen toussaint (3 plays)
- 2. MARCIA BALL (2 plays)
- 3. John Fogerty (2 plays)
- 4. JOE MANONE'S HARMONY KINGS (2 plays)
- 5. JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA (2 plays)