Otis Redding

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• Merry Christmas, Baby

  
  EppsNet: Notes from the Golden Orange — Authority: 134
  If you’re not seeing the video, you can watch it on YouTube .
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• sunday tune: otis redding - merry christmas, baby

  
  even*cleveland — Authority: 505
  
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• sunday tune: otis redding - white christmas

  
  even*cleveland — Authority: 505
  I am really hoping for more snow.  Right now, all I want for Christmas is a few flakes.
  3 days ago

• Cinema Sounds: The Commitments Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

  
  Consequence of Sound — Authority: 642
  The transition from novel to cinema is quite a tricky one. While some argue that “the book is forever better than the movie,” certain exceptions have been made. The most famous cases that can be argued in defense of their cinematic counterparts include Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller Jaws (written by Peter ...
  5 days ago

• Buried Treasure: Home Is Where The Hatred Is

  
  dk presents... — Authority: 127
  [Today: Esther Phillips stands tall...]She always had the pipes. Even as a fourteen year-old kid, Esther Mae Jones had a voice that could knock the tread off your steel-belted radials. That’s how old she was when bluesman and raconteur Johnny Otis discovered her in 1949, during an amateur talent show. Dubbing her ...
  5 days ago

• T is for Three "Tender" Tunes

  
  Ramblin' with Roger — Authority: 468
  If you check only the Wikipedia post for the song Try a Little Tenderness , youll find the listing dominated by references to Otis Redding. While he did perform the benchmark version in the mid-1960s, a live version of which you can watch here , the song has a much richer history. Heres a version of the song, ...
  1 week ago

• MN EP 83 - "Dont You Know"

  
  Mirth : Nadir Show — Authority: 118
  Solange Knowles, Portishead, Otis Redding and Anita Baker highlight EP 83 of Mirth Nadir. Call 1-800-882-9291 for requests. Playlist Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping with a broken heart Anita Baker - Caught up in the Rapture Keri Hilson - Alientated Sade - Bullet Proof Soul Frankie Beverly & Maze - Happy Feelings ...
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• A Yearning for Creativity, Or Why We Should All Embrace a Little Madness

  
  t5m: Love Personality, Love t5m — Authority: 534
  "A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free” (Nikos Kazantzakis) “There is no genius free from some tincture of madness” (Seneca)Three things this week made me think extensively about creativity. Its importance, or its absence, today feels more relevant than ever among ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Ruby Friedman Orchestra

  
  Buzzine — Authority: 479
  The Los Angeles music world is buzzin’ (hey, this is Buzzine , right?) about the Ruby Friedman Orchestra.  The group’s appealing, off-center pop is winning fans wherever and whenever they play.  The latest gig is set for this today, November 19th at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. The Orchestra is led by ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2009, Part 1

  
  Twangville — Authority: 420
  Man, I’ve got some catching up to do. A heavy travel schedule has kept me from my monthly playlist duties. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had the pleasure to visit some impressive places. Even better, I’ve had plenty of great new music to keep me company along the way. Well, its time to make up for the missing ...
  3 weeks ago

• Died On This Date (November 17, 2003) Arthur Conley

  
  The Music's Over — Authority: 142
  Arthur ConleyJanuary 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003Arthur Conley was a gifted soul singer and dynamic performer whose 1967 single, “Sweet Soul Music” is considered one of the era’s greatest R&B songs, and to this day, a staple of Bruce Springsteen’s live shows.  After slugging it out on his own since 1959, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Throwback Thread: The Bar-Kays

  
  Sensory Overload — Authority: 135
  After backing most of the great Stax artists in the 1960s, the group was asked to tour with Otis Redding. Sadly, four members died with the legendary soul star in a 1967 plane crash. Trumpeter Ben Cauley survived the crash and rebuilt the group with bassist James Alexander, who was on a different flight. In one of ...
  3 weeks ago

• 5 Great Songs About Being Broke

  
  Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website — Authority: 511
  If you’ve been following the site lately, you’ve noticed that we’ve started doing some band interviews.  In the past month or so we’ve interviewed The Dodos , Sleepy Sun , and Girls in Trouble .  The reason for this is that pretty much everyone who is in a band was a broke-ass at one point and some of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Karina Pasian Covers Donny Hathaway’s “Song For You” @ Otis Redding Tribute, Atlanta

  
  Grown Folks Musik — Authority: 152
  Tagged: Donny Hathaway, Karina Pasian, Otis Redding
  4 weeks ago

• No Respect? Top Stars Skip Redding Tribute

  
  Music Vixen Blog — Authority: 131
  photo credit: Patrik Hamberg Otis Redding is undeniably one of the most famous voices in soul music—and deservingly so. In his short career, the ’60s singer created a legacy that has shaped rock bands and soul divas alike. (The Rolling Stones scored a career-defining hit with their take on Redding’s ...
  4 weeks ago

• Estelle, Ludacris Pay Tribute To Late Otis Redding

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 632
  ATLANTA — Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding’s classic songs like “Sittin’ On The Dock of the Bay.” On Thursday night, she had a bigger audience as she and others paid homage to the soul singer in ...
  4 weeks ago

• DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: SOMEONE ELSES SONGS (VOL. 2)

  
  ninebullets.net — Authority: 495
  Last December I posted a compilation of cover songs perfomed by the Drive-By Trucker’s . The original compiler was (and is) of unknown origin but the compilation has just been begging for a follow-up. Enter Smitty from the DBT mailing list. He’s taken the liberty of assembling a new collection of covers songs ...
  4 weeks ago

• Estelle, Ludacris pay tribute to late Otis Redding (AP)

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  ATLANTA – Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding s classic songs like "Sittin On The Dock of the Bay ." On Thursday night, she had a bigger audience as she and others paid homage to the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Ticket Prices Reduced: A Musical Tribute to Otis Redding Tonight, Nov. 5, at Atlanta Symphony Hall

  
  Atlanta on the Cheap — Authority: 145
  Looking for reason to break in your black-tie attire? Thanks to a deal I found on the Woodruff Arts Center’s Twitter feed, you can: Ticket prices have been reduced for “A Musical Tribute to the...
  4 weeks ago

• Why We Meditate: Sittin In The Morning Sun, Sittin When The Evening Come

  
  One City: A Buddhist Blog for Everyone — Authority: 470
  by Ethan Nichtern This is the last installment of "Why We Meditate" before the 24 Hour Meditation Marathon.On Friday and Saturday, the Buddhist-inspired Interdependence Project (which creates this blog for your education and/or amusement) will be hosting our largest...
  4 weeks ago

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