Otis Redding

Seal the King of soul

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

SEAL has kept Perth waiting for years - to the point where many had given up on the idea of him ever performing here.

Today on Lanarama: The Return of Your 10 track iPod Shuffle List (no cheating!) with Jody Glenham!

CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Today's Guest: Jody Glenham I accidentally took my friends iPod home the other night.. I thought it was mine until I put it on shuffle and a very unfamiliar Slayer song came up. I had a chuckle and then kept on listening. Old tracks I had forgot about ( Belly’s ‘Feed the Tree’ ) , new songs I fell deeply in love with ( The Avett Brothers “I and Love and You” ) it was...

Readers pick the dead celebrities they miss (PopWire)

PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

The Orange County Register (MCT) -- Death doesn't have to be the end. It also can be the beginning ... of a lively conversation. Last week, in the wake of Michael Jackson's posthumous success at the box office, I compiled a list of the 20 dead celebrities who left behind the most unfulfilled promise. The list included actors such as James Dean, Heath Ledger and River Phoenix, as well as singers Otis...

Stopping... on a dock of the bay.

Mud, Sweat, and Beers (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Try this on your next bike commute. When you feel yourself zoning out, getting immersed in the up-down-up-down metronome... stop . Spot a path you've never taken, and ride toward it. See what's at the end. I promise you'll only be couple minutes late to work. And you might get to finish out your ride whistling Otis Redding.

November 16, 2009

breath of life (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

We start with prison work songs from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; then we dive down to Jamrock to catch up to reggae songstress Cherine Anderson; and we end with an exploration of "Work Song" by lyricist Oscar Brown Jr., composer Nat Adderley, Joe Williams, Michael Wolff, Terry Callier, Cannonball Adderley, Nina Simone and Afro-German vocalist [...]

Merry Christmas Baby: A Compliation

SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009

I've always liked the Christmas song Merry Christmas Baby. The first version that I ever heard was the blues singer Charles Brown's version. According to Wikipedia; "Merry Christmas, Baby" is an R & B Christmas standard written by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore. It has been covered by many artists including Otis Redding, B.B. King and Chuck Berry. Perhaps the most notable cover of this song...

My Challenge to GM: A Change You Need to Make If You Really Want Cultural Change

Bob Sutton (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

Today's New York Times has a very encouraging article about the cultural and organizational changes that are happening at GM in the wake of their bankruptcy. I was simply delighted to read about changes like this, where GM is finally...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Pirate Radio Cast Interview Featurette

Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

We travel to London to talk with the cast of the new comedy about British Rock and discuss the music that made a generation.

Al Green, Soul Survivor

Sunset Gun (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

I'm feeling blue. I need Green. From my archive of Al... Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Ike Turner…they are all gone dammit. Gone. How any self respecting (or self flagellating) Christian thinks I should believe in God is beyond me. Not that I need God necessarily, or that I don't believe (in something), and yet, when I hear that true soul survivor,...

Really?

impolitic eye (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

So according to Gawker this is the latest pop export from Britain. But does anybody really need to turn Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" into a mawkish piece of treacle backed by strings? It's as if Michael Bolton was allowed to cover Otis Redding... Oh wait... *sigh*

Boogaloo Times Preview: Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul Revue @ 9:30 Club (2009.11.10)

Aural States (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

01. MP3: Syl Johnson – Different Strokes 02. MP3: Syl Johnson – Come On Sock It To Me (streaming only) It’s not unusual for friends and acquaintances to ask us how a person should start “getting into” soul music. The general situation looks to be something like this: Soul, though it hasn’t suffered any loss in sheer [...] Related posts: Boogaloo Times : A Discourse...

Win a Copy of the Pirate Radio Soundtrack!

Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

We're back on the gravy train, headed for a freesville, baby. That's right, FSR's elite team of covert operatives have returned with more sweet swag to give away to our most prized readers.

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New King Khan & BBQ

Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009

King Khan & The BBQ Show just dropped a new collection of garage rock classics called Invisible Girl . Chuck Berry meets Circle Jerks? The Seeds meet MC5? Otis Redding meets the Sex Pistols? Here's some tunes from the past to get you acquainted if you aren't already. Desert Mile - King Khan I'll Never Belong - The King Khan & BBQ Show Blow My Top - King Khan & BBQ Show Hold Me Tight - King...

SOTD-"Tracks Of My Tears " by Rod Stewart ..

Great Minds Think Like Me (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

I just purchased Rod's new CD and this is one of the best songs on it. His voice hasn't changed at all. Smokey is singing the background vocals and it really is better than chocolate! Did you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Tribute To Late Otis Redding

Soulfull Vibes (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

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 a two-hour performance at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta....

• Estelle, Ludacris pay tribute to late Otis Redding - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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