Otis Clay was a rhythm and blues artist known as much for his big heart and charitable work in Chicago as for his singing. His voice could be gruff and tenor-tinged, on songs such as "Trying to Live ...

Hall of fame rhythm and blues artist Otis Clay, known as much for his big heart and charitable work in Chicago as for his singing, has died. He was 73. The Mississippi-born Clay — whose gruff ...

Otis Clay, “Trying to Live My Life Without You” soul singer and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, passed away Friday in Chicago following a heart attack. Clay was 73. His management confirmed Clay’s death ...

Otis Clay’s early career spanned two golden eras of modern black music—gospel in the late 50s and early 60s and deep soul in the 60s and 70s—but he didn’t stop building on his legacy when those ...

Record executives, radio stations and arts critics love making crisp distinctions among jazz, blues, gospel, soul and you-name-it. But music doesn’t necessarily break down that way, and few performers ...

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The music industry liked to peg Chicago vocal master Otis Clay as a soul singer. Or an R&B king. Or a gospel titan. Or a high-energy showman. He was all of that, and more, Clay’s roots in Mississippi ...

Rhythm and blues artist Otis Clay, a hall of fame musician who also was a community activist on Chicago's West Side, has died. He was 73. By Associated Press R&B artist Otis Clay, a hall of fame ...