How will you be remembering Otis who was killed on Sunday 10 December 1967, aged just 26, fifty years ago today?  I'll be playing nothing but Otis today, including my two favourites from the posthumously released Immortal album, "I've Got Dreams To Remember" and "Think About It".

Were/are any of Otis' tracks played on the Northern scene?

Kevin

A true legend indeed, and plenty of folks will be dancing to this today

 

 

Ed

here's a link to an article about that last weekend

'David Spero remembers 50 years ago this weekend in particular, for the musician stopping by was a familiar one to Upbeat viewers, fast-rising star Otis Redding'

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/remembering-otis-redding-s-final-days-in-cleveland-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-his-death

also member Stuart Cosgrove recently tweeted this poster

 

 

by listening to a recording of his funeral 

13 hours ago, tomangoes said:

A true legend indeed, and plenty of folks will be dancing to this today

 

 

Ed

love this due for a revival, but prefer the alternate take off the album.

look at the girl, has been played in the past, been told it was a wheel tune?

I've played his version of "papas got a....". Boston monkey, off the unreleased album is a passable dance track.

There's another great dance track by him that I can't remember?

8 hours ago, geeselad said:

look at the girl, has been played in the past, been told it was a wheel tune?

I've played his version of "papas got a....". Boston monkey, off the unreleased album is a passable dance track.

There's another great dance track by him that I can't remember?

 Great dancer.

 

Edited December 11, 20177 yr by cementman

Thank you for your responses.  I shall conclude my Otis marathon later today, by playing the Northern tracks mentioned.

For those that were unable to attend or afford the £1 or 17s 6d (87.5p?) for the Stax concert, I attach a revue from Home of the Blues - the forerunner of Blues and Soul - number 10 (June 1967) for the two London shows at the start and end of the tour.