February 8, 20205 yr Sixties Soul Axiom - Hearing, playing, singing or feelingTry a Little Tenderness makes you a better person, ipse dixit, world without end, amen. Four tempo changes steadily building to the GOT-Ta-GOT-Ta climax, trumpet, sax, Al Jackson on drums, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Booker T, and the great Pinetopper himself. The version from Monterey Pop is an all-time high water mark of soul music. You know she is waiting just anticipating Edited February 8, 20205 yr by Bama Llama Miss spelt youth
February 8, 20205 yr Also I've Been Loving You Too Long. Too bad many only know him from Sitting on the Dock. He was a magnificent singer/performer. Edited February 8, 20205 yr by abuelo gringo most changed to many - only seems most
February 9, 20205 yr Otis was my nominee on the coolest MFer thread Edited February 9, 20205 yr by mr. sunshine
February 9, 20205 yr I can distinctly remember hearing the Beatles on a radio in an apt our family lived before I was in kindergarten, but it wasn't until I heard Otis' Sitting On The Dock that I fell in love with a song. It was absolutely my first memory of having a favorite song. It's still on my playlist for last songs I'd want too hear before I die.
February 9, 20205 yr "Dock of the Bay" was basically a songwriting demo, but Otis died before he could record it again for release. Steve Cropper just mixed what he had. That's one helluva "demo".
February 9, 20205 yr 3. As amazing of a performer as Otis Redding was, he was terribly intimidated by the explosive stage work of Sam and Dave. After a tour in which he had to follow the duo night after night, he reportedly told his manager Phil Walden, “Don’t you ever put me with them motherfuckers again.” http://psychobabble200.blogspot.com/2011/09/20-things-you-may-not-have-known-about_09.html
February 10, 20205 yr My favorite Otis song. The music is just pouring out of the dude. It's awesome.
February 12, 20205 yr On 2/9/2020 at 8:57 AM, jimmyjazz said: "Dock of the Bay" was basically a songwriting demo, but Otis died before he could record it again for release. Steve Cropper just mixed what he had. That's one helluva "demo". I know we use the word underrated to describe people's abilities, but Steve Cropper is such a goddamn giant in the industry. I know he's up there on Rushmore for me. Preaching to the choir, I'm sure.
February 16, 20205 yr The newish broken record podcast with Booker T Jones is great. He talks about making some of these songs with Otis. Definitely worth a listen.
February 16, 20205 yr I'm still mad that I heard this song for the first time a week after my wedding. Would have been perfect for the first dance.
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