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 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Otis Redding (1941-1967)
Redding's crossover appeal to white audiences expanded with the release of "Try a Little Tenderness" and his version of the Rolling Stones' hit song "Satisfaction." In June 1967 Redding was the only soul act to appear at the Monterey Pop Festival in California.
Redding was also a talented guitar player and music arranger.
Little Richard, Sam Cooke, and his own Baptist church upbringing, Redding began his musical career in earnest in 1960 as a vocalist with fellow Macon resident Johnny Jenkins and his band, the Pinetoppers, who were favorites on the southern college music circuit.
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1661   (707 words)

  
 Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul is the third album from Otis Redding and is considered by many critics to be Redding's first great album.
The album is ranked 74 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Redding also covered "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones, recorded in July 1965, only two months after that single was released.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Blue:_Otis_Redding_Sings_Soul   (266 words)

  
 Otis Redding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Redding wrote many of his own songs, which was unusual for the time, often with Steve Cropper (of Stax house band Booker T and the MG's, who usually served as Otis' backing band in the studio).
Otis Redding continued to release for Stax/Volt, and built his fanbase by extensively touring a legendarily electrifying live show with support from fellow Stax artists Sam and Dave.
The fact that "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" ultimately became Redding's greatest commercial success is somewhat ironic, not only because its release came after his death, but also because the song is actually a significant stylistic departure from the bulk of his other work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Redding   (988 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - Top 100 - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Redding’s state of mind at the time of the recording is evident in the calm, languid feel of the song.
Redding was a huge fan of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and hoped that “Dock Of The Bay” would be seen as fitting in with the mood of that album.
Otis Redding on church, poverty and Little Richard: "you've gotta be poor to sing the blues.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/songlibrary/thedockofthebay.shtml   (381 words)

  
 Trader Daily § Respect Otis
Otis Redding Live in Europe "Respect" was so powerfully covered by Aretha Franklin that it's easy to think she wrote it, that it's a woman’s plea, but the trick of this song -- in fact, the brilliance of so much of Otis Redding's music -- is the universality of need.
Otis Redding's genius was in his voice, easily the most distinctive in the history of soul music.
"Otis Redding Live in Europe" was recorded in March of 1967 and released that June.
http://www.traderdaily.com/column1/1513.html   (408 words)

  
 Otis Redding . Com
Otis played The Beatles' album constantly during a week he had spent on a houseboat in Sausalito when performing at San Francisco's Fillmore West Theater in the summer of 1967.
Otis joined Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers in 1960, and would also sing at the "Teenage Party" talent shows sponsored by the King Bee, Hamp Swain, a local celebrity disc jockey, on Saturday mornings initially at the Roxy Theater and later at the Douglas Theatre in Macon.
In 1995, Atlantic Records released "The Best of Otis Redding" which was a two record set including many of his most famous songs.
http://www.otisredding.com/biography.html   (1275 words)

  
 Otis Redding
Otis Redding was the biggest star of the influential Stax/Volt label, which was based in Memphis, Tennessee, and had several other soul hitmakers on its roster including Sam and Dave, Carla & Rufus Thomas.
At this point Redding was developing so fast as a songwriter and a performer that the late 1964 songs on the album ("Mr.
And Otis entertainingly indulges the audience with call-and-response on "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" and Sam Cooke's "Shake" (one of the more energetic tracks).
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 VH1.com : Otis Redding : Otis Redding
Redding next recorded the song that became his musical signature, "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." But before the song was released, Redding was killed in a Wisconsin plane crash on Dec. 10, 1967, along with four members of his band, the Bar-Kays.
Redding's music was highlighted by his gritty, emotional vocals and frequent use of brass instruments.
Redding soon persuaded the owner of Stax Records to have him cut some solo sides, including "Hey Hey Baby" and "These Arms of Mine," the latter making it to the R&B top 20 in the U.S. The chart action was enough to establish Redding as a significant young artist in his own right.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/501056/09081998/redding_otis.jhtml   (631 words)

  
 Funky16Corners: Otis Redding - Shake
The 1966 LP ‘Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul’ may be his most solid, pre-death LP (which is to say that there was some great work released posthumously).
In the verses Otis is riding along with the band, but he breaks out during the chorus, so much so he seems like he’s straining against the rhythmic and lyrical constraints of the song.
The LP of ‘Otis Blue’ came with a sticker on the cover that stated ‘This LP Contains Satisfaction’.
http://funky16corners.blogspot.com/2005/07/otis-redding-shake.html   (1324 words)

  
 Otis Redding
Otis Redding, along with Aretha Franklin, Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett and others, formed the core of the Atlantic/Stax Records soul sound of the mid to late 1960's.
By the time Otis Redding wrote and recorded "Respect" in 1965, he had achieved his signature vocal style; aggressive and distinctly his own.
It wasn't until the posthumous release of "Dock of the Bay" in 1968 that Otis would have a #1 hit in the pop charts.
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 Otis Redding Page
Aretha Franklin recorded Otis' Respect on the Atlantic label and it went to number one on the pop charts in the Spring of 1967.
Early in 1968 [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay, as recorded by Otis Redding three days before his death, reached number one on the pop and R&B charts; it was Otis' only top twenty pop song.
It resulted in an album Otis Redding/Jimi Hendrix Experience and the film of that concert is still available.
http://www.tsimon.com/redding.htm   (622 words)

  
 Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials
Redding was discovered while singing with Macon guitarist Johnny Jenkins band, the Pine Toppers, and first recorded as a member of that group for the tiny Confederate label in 1960.
Redding was invited at the end session to make his first solo album "These Arms of Mine." The album became the first of a series of soul ballads by Redding.
Redding's concert tours were among the biggest box office successes of any touring performer during this time.
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 Otis Redding
Redding remained something of a cult figure until 1965, although he had already released a series of excellent albums.
It was the release of the magnificent Otis Blue that triggered off a major appreciation, in which original material nestled beside cover versions of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and two songs by another mentor, Sam Cooke ("Wonderful World and 'A Change Is Gonna Come").
The wistful "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay", a song Redding had recorded just three days earlier, was immediately mixed and released.
http://musicstore.mymmode.com/artist.do?artistID=6205144   (822 words)

  
 Otis Redding
In 1962, Otis drove the band to Memphis for a session at the Stax-Volt Studios.
Captured on the film and album "Monterey Pop", it was said to be the greatest performance of his life.
Apparently influenced by his new-found hippie friends, Otis came up with a song that matched their easy-going outlook.
http://www.classicbands.com/otis.html   (703 words)

  
 Otis Redding
Otis Redding was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
In 1962, Redding recorded a song he had written,"These Arms of Mine" at a Johnny Jenkins session at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
In the late '70s, Redding's sons Dexter and Otis III formed the Reddings with cousin Mark Lockett for recordings on on the Believe in Dream label, distributed by Columbia.
http://www.history-of-rock.com/otis_redding.htm   (703 words)

  
 Otis Redding --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
Redding was raised in Macon, Georgia, where he was deeply influenced by the subtle grace of Sam Cooke and the raw energy of Little Richard.
The story of Redding's breakthrough is part of soul music mythology.
When the group traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to record at the famed Stax studios, Redding sang two songs of his own at the end of the session.
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9105719   (1040 words)

  
 Browse by Artist: REDDING, OTIS
"Originally released in 1965 on Stax/Volt, this is Otis Redding's second album and noted in the August 2001 issue of MOJO as one of the best soul albums ever recorded.
Reissue of the 4th Otis Redding album, originally issued on Volt in 1965.
Here are 180-gram vinyl exact reproductions of three of Redding's essential LPs: The Soul Album (1966, mono) and the storming live sets In Person At The Whisky A Go Go (1968, stereo) and Live In Europe (1967, stereo).
http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/redding.otis.html   (395 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding: Music: Otis Redding
I've been a fan of Otis Redding's music since I bought a vinyl record of the 1967 Monterey Pop festival with Jimi on one side and Otis on the other.
Coupled with a vocal musician like Otis Redding, the result is the kind of tight song structure that seems fluid and natural until you give it a really good listen.
The first three collect catalog material, from the early tunes (a great vantage on Redding's forming talent) to "Tramp," his erstwhile hit with Carla Thomas, to the jump-out-of-your-seat energy of Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang." The last CD collects live performances, each of which is distinctly unforgettable.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003335?v=glance   (1989 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Dock of the Bay: the Definitive Collection: Music
Otis possessed one of, if not the, greatest soul voices of all time and this album is a joy to listen to from start to finish.
A must have for people looking to get an Otis Redding cd as it has his best songs on it, such as Respect, Satisfaction, My girl and sittin' on the dock of the bay, which let's face it, no Otis Redding cd would be complete without.
Of course, Redding was such an amazing singer that even a ragtag collection of his stuff is worth checking out, and this album certainly has its fair share of high points, including "Tramp", a sassy duet with Carla Thomas; the funky "Don't Mess with Cupid"; and the unbelievably poignant "Ole Man Trouble".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000024IJD   (794 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Music: Styles: By Decade: 1960s: Soul: Bands and Artists: Redding, Otis
OldieLyrics.com: Otis Redding lyrics - Otis Redding lyrics in albums release order.
Otis Redding - Features streaming audio of a September, 1966 performance on Ready Steady Go, a British music program.
Always on the Run Lyrics: Otis Redding - This site contains song lyrics.
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/By_Decade/1960s/Soul/Bands_and_Artists/Redding,_Otis   (295 words)

  
 Otis Redding
After performing at the Grand Duke Club during 1959, Redding enlisted former high school friend Phil Walden as a manager, and through Walden's connections a position with the touring act Johnny Jenkins and The Pinetoppers was arranged for the singer in 1960.
His presence on the Stax-sponsored touring review "Hit The Road", and a triumphant appearance at the largely rock-oriented Montery Pop Festival, had the singer poised on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough at the end of 1967; sadly, he would be denied the opportunity to witness the culmination of his years of hard work.
The next step forward in Redding's career arrived with his 1966 album The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul and his contemporay rendering of the old standard Try A Little Tenderness.
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 Classic Soul - Otis Redding, Otis Redding, Otis Redding, Otis Redding, Otis Redding, Otis Redding, Otis Redding, Otis ...
I have a friend that has a serious collection of Otis songs and he is going to copy all his music for me. He has all his original albums.
Otis sounded great in '62 and in '67, but his sound changed as time progressed.
However, I take issue with the fourth disc, an attempt to create Otis' "greatest hits live." This disc unnaturally strings together performances that took place years apart, as if they were all part of the same concert.
http://www.soul-patrol.com/soul/otis.htm   (1323 words)

  
 Otis Redding biography >> liveDaily
Although Redding at his peak was viewed as a consummate, versatile showman, he began his recording career in the early '60s as a Little Richard-styled shouter.
One of the most influential soul singers of the 1960s, Otis Redding exemplified to many listeners the power of Southern "deep soul" -- hoarse, gritty vocals, brassy arrangements, and an emotional way with both party tunes and aching ballads.
Yet at the time, Redding's success was primarily confined to the soul market; his singles charted only mildly on the pop listings.
http://www.livedaily.com/artists/bio/6736.html   (778 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : 21) Otis Redding
Otis had the softness of Sam Cooke and the harshness of Little Richard, and he was his own man. He was also fabulous to be around, always 100 percent full of energy.
They had a moderate hit, an instrumental called "Love Twist," and they wanted to record a follow-up in Memphis with my band, Booker T. and the MG's.
Home : Music News : 21) Otis Redding
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939225/21_otis_redding   (655 words)

  
 Otis Redding
In 1962, Redding, a former choir member, was a roadie for Johnny and the Pinetoppers when he took advantage of some spare studio time at the famous Stax Studios in Memphis to record his own music.
Pitiful,” “I Can't Turn You Loose,” and “I've Been Loving You Too Long.” But though Redding, who wrote much of his own material, was respected by groups like the Rolling Stones, who recorded a number of his songs, his early success was confined to the soul market.
The same year, “Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay,” went to number one in the pop charts, but by then Redding was dead.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0883378.html   (365 words)

  
 Otis Redding MP3 Downloads - Otis Redding Music Downloads - Otis Redding Music Videos
Although his songs were covered by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley, country-soul pioneer Arthur Alexander remains largely unknown to the general listening audience --...
One of the most influential soul singers of the 1960s, Otis Redding exemplified to many listeners the power of Southern "deep soul" -- hoarse, gritty vocals, brassy arrangements, and an emotional way with both party tunes and aching ballads.
Otis Redding MP3 Downloads - Otis Redding Music Downloads - Otis Redding Music Videos
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 Respect by Aretha Franklin Songfacts
Otis Redding wrote this and originally recorded it in 1965.
After this was released, James tried to resurrect her career by releasing her own cover of an Otis Redding song.
An awesome song, and it should be on the list for greatest songs.
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1118   (768 words)

  
 OTIS REDDING & JIMI HENDRIX / LIVE AT THE MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL
Otis Redding is to soul singing what Jimi Hendrix is to guitar.
The record buying public returned the favor, driving the song to the top of the pop charts in early 1968.
I spent the first half of my life not even knowing the music of Otis Redding.
http://www.musthear.com/reviews/otisandhendrix.html   (640 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1: Music: Otis Redding
Redding describes "Respect" as a song taken away from him by a certain girl.
I would like to say thank you to Otis Redding for opening my eyes to different varieties of amazing music, and for creating this incredible album.
While his version charted at #35 on the pop charts and #4 on the R&B, that certain girl, a Ms.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000032XY?v=glance   (1661 words)

  
 OTIS REDDING
Redding’s first release, "These Arms of Mine" (Volt 103; 1963), reached the Top Twenty on the national RandB charts.
Stax immediately signed him to a long-term contract, and with Booker T and the M.G.s guitarist Steve Cropper serving as arranger/producer, Redding recorded a long string of RandB hits—many self-composed—including "Mr.
The widely acclaimed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, would take one of his compositions, "Respect" (Atlantic 2403; 1967), to the top of the pop charts.
http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_fwh/book/american_renaissance/support/Redding.htm   (259 words)

  
 Tower Records - Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding [Box] - Otis Redding
Redding's style came out of Sam Cooke and the Drifters' Clyde McPhatter, but where they were smooth, winsome and/or seductive, Redding added a gutsy, roguish brashness and roughness to the mix.
This set is obviously not for the casual fan, but for Otis Redding fans and scholars of '60s music, this is an absolute must.
THE DEFINITIVE OTIS REDDING was nominated for Best Album Notes in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
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 Otis Redding
I could not help but be inspired to play the album and listen to it again.
The author does a particularly good job on his track by track analysis of the 'Otis Blue' album.
In between there are a few diversions such as a potted history of Stax Records, but mainly the author gives a personal analysis of Otis music.
http://www.localdial.com/users/jsyedu133/Soulreview/bookpages/otis.htm   (468 words)

  
 BBC - Music / Profiles - Otis Redding
The " Voice" of Stax Records and the creator of the archetypal Southern Soul sound, Otis was the first black soul act to sell predominately to a white audience.
1966 break through album, Otis Blue, was recorded in little more than an afternoon.
His early music was inspired by his teenage hero, Little Richard.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/reddingotis.shtml   (332 words)

  
 The Bartender's Review
The 4-CD boxed set, which contains ninety-six songs, is one of the most comprehensive collections of a soul star that has ever been issued.
Not only can you hear everything this great singer ever did, but you can read about the man and his music in great depth.
Rhino Records has shown themselves to be one of the masters of this marketing ploy with an extensive reissue of
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 Otis Redding
Later on in her career, on tour with the Kozmic Blues band, Janis regularly performed Otis' tune "I Can't Turn You Loose".
Janis, this time joined by Sam Andrew, planted herself as close to the stage as she could get.
"I started singing rhythmically," she said, "and now I'm learning from Otis Redding to push a song instead of just sliding over it."
http://www.janisjoplin.net/influences/otis/redding.html   (237 words)

  
 Ink Nineteen: Otis Redding
Pitiful, which inspired Redding and collaborator/Booker T. and the MG's guitarist Steve Cropper to pen a hit song of the same name.
Even when he died, Redding was apparently getting ready for a career shift that some saw as a fusion of soul and folk, the evidence lying in the posthumously released "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" -- his biggest hit.
Otis Redding's impact on popular music is nearly incalculable, especially when you consider how brief his career.
http://www.ink19.com/issues_F/98_09/wet_ink/music_ns/085_otis_redding_nf.html   (343 words)

  
 Otis Redding Music
Music » Bands and Artists » R » Redding, Otis
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 Otis Redding - Love Songs - at Rhino
Otis Redding - Love Songs - at Rhino
Otis Redding Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Click song title to listen to a sample
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 Otis Redding Discography
The Immortal Otis Redding - Atco 33 252 * 6/1968
You left the water running / The Otis jam (by the Memphis Studio Band) - Stone 209 * 1976
The abundace of different releases for Otis Redding's early efforts is explained as attempts to cash in once Otis Redding's carrer really took off.
http://www.melingo.com/thesoulnet/otis.htm   (810 words)

  
 Otis Redding Albums
Albums recorded by Otis Redding, including release dates and current UK CD availability.
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Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul
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 Rolling Stone : Otis Redding
Probably the voice of Southern Soul music and one of the greatest vocalists of all time, Otis...
Who knows more about Otis Redding than you?
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/otisredding   (78 words)

  
 EVERCLEAR LYRICS - Otis Redding
I wish I could sing like Otis Redding
I wish I could play this guitar in tune
Let the Otis Redding sing us to sleep
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/everclear/otisredding.html   (235 words)

  
 Otis Redding
Fund, and Manager of the Otis Redding Group, I welcome all Dedicated Otis Redding Fans, and RandB and Soul Enthusiasts.
Alan Walden Posed With Otis Redding Statue Macon, Georgia
Recently, I have broadened the site to reflect on the history of RandB and the Soul era.
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 Otis Redding : Remembering Otis (Video/DVD) - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Otis Redding : Remembering Otis (Video/DVD) - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Booker T. and company are seen playing "Green Onions," and Sam & Dave perform "Something Is Wrong" and a long jam on "Hold on I'm Comin'," at the end of which they jump down toward the crowd (which is held back by security).
Their sets are as impressive as Redding's, and the camera work is superb, with lots of close-ups on "Duck" Dunn and Steve Cropper's fretboards, Booker T. Jones making his organ surge, and Sam & Dave captured in sweaty close-ups and tight two-shots.
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,390375,00.html   (230 words)

  
 Otis Redding: Shake
Director D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his prime at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, performing such hits as "Try a Little Tenderness," "Shake," "Respect," "Satisfaction," and "I've Been Loving You Too Long." more »
Otis Redding, directed by D.A. Pennebaker more »
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Otis Redding: Shake to receive a rating.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/otis_redding_shake   (308 words)

  
 Acclaimed Music - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Acclaimed Music - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/A33.htm   (626 words)

  
 Otis Redding Tabs: 282 Tabs Total @ 911Tabs
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 Otis Redding
All photos taken from music pages album covers and public domain
Remembering the greatest soul singer who has ever lived.
Nobody sings a ballad like the late great Otis Redding.
http://www.geocities.com/otisredding2002   (38 words)

  
 Otis Redding
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) (song "Respect") (as Redding)
Find where Otis Redding is credited alongside another name
Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Otis Redding
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 Otis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
Otis R. Bowen, the former governor of Indiana and former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Otis, one of the minor characters in Monkey Island, a computer game series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis   (204 words)

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