I've Got Songs To Remember
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Track:Cigarettes & Coffee
[Otis Redding - Cigarettes & Coffee / 3:59]
What is the first name which comes to mind when you hear "Stax?"
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (Macon, September 9, 1941 –Lake Monona, December 10, 1967)
"When Otis came into the picture, life became more than just sound. [...] His intent was so strong and so powerful when we were recording, it translated to more than the music. I'd never been with anybody that had that much desire to express emotion. It's the longing. It translates to the listener and anyone who hears it, and when that happens, millions of people listen."
To me, those words by Booker T. Jones sum up (almost) all the magic of Otis's music – singing would be too restrictive. Before Otis came to Stax, the label only achieved 8 hits in the pop charts. During his meteoric career, they got 75. So millions of people did listen...
We all know how the legend came around the Stax studio carrying clothes and food for Johnny Jenkins. We also know too well how it ended in early December 1967. But in between, we will never forget the soul, the rhythm and the generosity of an artist who raised Stax on the firmament of stellar popular culture.
We'll have his songs to remember and above all feel his emotions.
(...see also how he shakes and stirs the public.)
What is the first name which comes to mind when you hear "Stax?"
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (Macon, September 9, 1941 –Lake Monona, December 10, 1967)"When Otis came into the picture, life became more than just sound. [...] His intent was so strong and so powerful when we were recording, it translated to more than the music. I'd never been with anybody that had that much desire to express emotion. It's the longing. It translates to the listener and anyone who hears it, and when that happens, millions of people listen."
To me, those words by Booker T. Jones sum up (almost) all the magic of Otis's music – singing would be too restrictive. Before Otis came to Stax, the label only achieved 8 hits in the pop charts. During his meteoric career, they got 75. So millions of people did listen...
We all know how the legend came around the Stax studio carrying clothes and food for Johnny Jenkins. We also know too well how it ended in early December 1967. But in between, we will never forget the soul, the rhythm and the generosity of an artist who raised Stax on the firmament of stellar popular culture.
We'll have his songs to remember and above all feel his emotions.
(...see also how he shakes and stirs the public.)
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