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Remembering Otis Redding and family, 50 years after his untimely death

2810 days ago

USA Today Music — "Big O." continues to have a huge influence on music and on the lives of those who knew him. more info

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Remembering Otis Redding: 1966 ‘Ready, Steady, Go!’ Television Performance

2811 days ago

JamBase — On the 50th anniversary of Otis Reddingâ€™s tragic death, revisit a 1966 television special starring the late legendary soul singer. more info

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Happy Birthday Otis Redding: Performing Live Spotify Playlist

2902 days ago

JamBase — Saturday Stream features a Spotify Playlist of live recordings of Otis Redding on what would have been the legendary soul singerâ€™s birthday today. more info

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Whisky a Go Go, once a launchpad for bands, faces a less go-go era

2917 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The storied venue the Whisky a Go Go, which has occupied the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Clark Street on and off since 1964, has seen its share of action. This is the joint, after all, where go-go dancing was born, where Otis Redding brought soul ... more info

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Whisky a Go Go, once a launchpad for bands, faces a less go-go era

2917 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The storied venue the Whisky a Go Go, which has occupied the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Clark Street on and off since 1964, has seen its share of action. This is the joint, after all, where go-go dancing was born, where Otis Redding brought soul ... more info

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After 50 years, an encore of the Monterey Pop Festival

2994 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In 1967 the Monterey Pop Festival served as a launch pad for such luminaries as Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead. It also helped bring soul singer Otis Redding in front of a new audience and introduced master Indian classical... more info

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After 50 years, an encore of the Monterey Pop Festival

2994 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In 1967 the Monterey Pop Festival served as a launch pad for such luminaries as Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead. It also helped bring soul singer Otis Redding in front of a new audience and introduced master Indian classical... more info

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Iggy Pop 2017-04-28 Iggy Confidential

3034 days ago

Core News — “Iggy Pop serves you another sonic cocktail to kick the weekend off. This week he has tracks by the likes of Otis Redding, Yung Bae, Depeche Mode, Tortoise and Yasmine Hamdan. Iggy’s musical legacy has inspired and energised rock and roll’s alt... more info

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For William Bell, a Grammy Is a Lifetime in the Making

3111 days ago

MSN Music — 2017 is William Bell’s 60th year in the music industry. He’s 77 years old. Cream, the Byrds and Linda Ronstadt have recorded his songs. And this year, he’s up for his first Grammys. Strangely, they’re in what could be considered opposing cate... more info

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