John Cryer lip syncs his heart out to the woman he loves in 'Pretty In Pink' Anyone who was ever less than popular, which was probably most of us, has to love Duckie's spastic performance of the Otis Redding Classic 'Try A Little Tenderness' in the record store!Otis Redding - 'Try A Little Tenderness' MP3~~
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It is rainy here in Minnesota, and being that it is Sunday it seems like fitting weather. Outside was not an option today so a family trip to the library was on the agenda. I know I have said it a million times before, but I love going to the library to get a new crop of music to add to my music collection on my home computer. I was a little disappointed today at the selections my library had t...
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40 years ago Ben Cauley was playing trumpet for his group The Bar-Kays, which featured Otis Redding. The group their twin-engine aircraft plunged into Lake Monona on Dec. 10, 1967, miles from the airport. Cauley was rescued from the lake's icy waters and suffered only minor injuries.The trumpeter was the only survivor of the plane crash that killed Otis Redding and other members of his band, Th...
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Written by The Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, the song became the Temptations' first U.S. number-one single, and is today their signature song. Robinson's inspiration for writing this song was his wife, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. Otis gets props for this cover. This got me to thinkin 'bout My Girl and I added a few more in comments. Anyone got more??
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[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 .
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For those of you who live in the UK, or use Zattoo.com to watch TV on your PC, tune your telly or Tivo to BBC4.At 9pm is 'Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story.At 10.55pm is Stax Volt Tour of Norway 1967. It includes Booker T & The MGs, Sam and Dave, and five songs by Otis Redding, inclding "Try A Little Tenderness", complete with thre false exits. (I'm reading the TV guide on this.) Sounds ...
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A GROOVYLINKdig me some otiswhoa it is really EARLY here
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John Cryer lip syncs his heart out to the woman he loves in 'Pretty In Pink' Anyone who was ever less than popular, which was probably most of us, has to love Duckie's spastic performance of the Otis Redding Classic 'Try A Little Tenderness' in the record store!
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i love old footage/soundboard recordings of live otis redding. he definitely laid it on down...crowd didn't know exactly how to deal.The 1966 Stax-Volt European Tour contains performance footage of the first major multi city tour of America's R&B superstars.Superb performances by Sam & Dave and Otis Redding hypnotized the European kids again opening up new audiences for them and propelling the...
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(Of course, this post has nothing to do with Otis, but [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay is such a pretty song and it talks about wasting time, so...)In line with my long-standing policy of finding new ways for my fellow MOGgies to waste time better spent doing something - anything - productive, herewith a few online time wasters:An online version of the old "catch the ball in the cup" toy - cli...
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1) Fontella Bass, "Rescue Me." It hit #1 on the R&B charts, the only time Bass would make it to the top. Bass had an interesting career ... she played piano for Little Milton and recorded with avant-garde jazzbos the Art Ensemble of Chicago (she was married to band member Lester Bowie). Not a one-hit wonder at all.2) Buffy Sainte-Marie, "Until It's Time for You to Go." Her vibrato-laced vocals...
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today was a gorgeous day - sunny, warm, crisp, fresh, and a light breeze flicking the leaves in the towering eucalyptus and redwood trees. the waves smashed against the jagged rocks and i stood over them on a crumbling cliff feeling like i could jump off and never land. i had the highway to myself, just me and the rabbits and the redtail hawks and the ladybugs. so this hasn't been too bad of a
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Otis Redding's legacy will be honored in the film documentary Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding. The film will receive its World Theatrical Premiere at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, on Monday, October 8 at 8:00 p.m.The film coincides with the 40th anniversary of the soul singer's death on December 10, 1967, and with the 50th anniversary of Stax Reco.
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I was on a flight earlier this year, solitary and ear-deep in my iPod—as was the custom at the time.I'm used to shutting myself off to the world with headphones, being the master of public transportation that I am. The days I forget them are always filled with the longest rides. Perhaps strangers speak to me because I have an approachable face. I really have no idea. And, sure, sometimes I don'.
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