Remembering Otis Redding today (died 12/10/1967). One of the greats... where could he have been now had he been able to continue?
Nice tribute article/video on CNN today:
The legacy of Otis Redding - CNN.com
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Posted 10 December 2009 - 04:57 PM
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 06:36 AM
The big O .i got quite a few of his albums on vinyl. I have got the King & Queen album he recorded with Carla Thomas.
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 09:00 AM
i think i got a dvd of a concert of him
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 09:32 AM
In my younger days, Sittin' on the dock of the bay was one of my very favourites.
Of course it was.
Of course it was.
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 09:46 AM
He and I share a birthday,except it's 29 years apart.
I got everything I need....almost...
"I was growing sick of rock and roll, it was starting to bore me...and I hated disco, so I needed some place to go. I hadn't heard much blues before. It felt good."-John Belushi
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"I was growing sick of rock and roll, it was starting to bore me...and I hated disco, so I needed some place to go. I hadn't heard much blues before. It felt good."-John Belushi
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 12:11 PM
He was great. I love timeless classics by him as Respect, Hard To Handle, Can´t Turn You Loose or his live version of Try A Little Tenderness (the album version is great too, but listen to the live renditions... amazing!)
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Posted 13 December 2009 - 04:51 AM
He was born in Macon Georgia,poor boy without a dime,but he made his way to Memphis singing These arms of mine.(Tribute to a king) William Bell.
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