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Remembering Great Soul/Funk Legends Dec 10, 1967

Otis Redding, one of the greatest singers to ever live was killed 27 years ago when his plane crashed in Lake Monona, in Madison, Wisconsin. Also, four members of the legendary Stax label, the Bar-Kays were also killed.
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Reply #1 posted 12/10/04 3:08pm

MrTation

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sad
"...all you need ...is justa touch...of mojo hand....."
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Reply #2 posted 12/10/04 3:40pm

theAudience

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A true legend indeed. thumbs up!

A few signature tunes...

Shout Bamalama
These Arms Of Mine
That's How Strong My Love Is
Mr. Pitiful
For Your Precious Love
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Change Gonna Come
Shake
Respect
Satisfaction
I Can't Turn You Loose
Cigarettes And Coffee
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Try A Little Tenderness
Tramp
Merry Christmas, Baby
Hard To Handle
I've Got Dreams To Remember
Dock Of The Bay


worship

tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Reply #3 posted 12/10/04 3:45pm

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theAudience said:

A true legend indeed. thumbs up!

A few signature tunes...

Shout Bamalama
These Arms Of Mine
That's How Strong My Love Is
Mr. Pitiful
For Your Precious Love
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Change Gonna Come
Shake
Respect
Satisfaction
I Can't Turn You Loose
Cigarettes And Coffee
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Try A Little Tenderness
Tramp
Merry Christmas, Baby
Hard To Handle
I've Got Dreams To Remember
Dock Of The Bay


worship

tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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"Tramp" is my favorite but they are all great....
"...all you need ...is justa touch...of mojo hand....."
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Reply #4 posted 12/10/04 4:04pm

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MrTation said:


"Tramp" is my favorite but they are all great....

That's Otis at his playful best. A few choice verses...

You know what, Otis?
What?
You're country.
That's all right.
You straight from the Georgia woods.
That's good.
You know what? You wear overalls, and big old brogan shoes, and you need a haircut, Tramp.
Haircut? Woman, you foolin'...ooh...I'm a lover.

You know what, Otis? I don't care what you say, you're still a tramp.
What?
That's right. You haven't even got a fat bankroll in your pocket. You probably haven't even got twenty-five cents.
I got six Cadillacs, five Lincolns, four Fords, six Mercuries, three T-Birds, Mustang, ooooohhh...I'm a lover.

You're a tramp, Otis.
No I'm not.
I don't care what you say, you're still a tramp.
What's wrong with that?
Look here. You ain't got no money.
I got everything.
You can't buy me all those minks and sables and all that stuff I want.
I can buy you minks, rats, frogs, squirrels, rabbits, ...anything you want, Woman.

I tend to favor his more dramatic tunes like Try A Little Tenderness and That's How Strong My Love Is.

But just like you said, they're all great. nod

tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Reply #5 posted 12/10/04 5:57pm

TheRealFiness

Rip Brother Otis..the only thing that truly survived that crash was Fallon Jones's sax...
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Reply #6 posted 12/10/04 7:43pm

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The best. RIP
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Reply #7 posted 12/11/04 8:41am

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I never could really get into Otis. Now if my brother-in-law was in here, he could really give you guys a run for your money. lol
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #8 posted 12/11/04 8:54am

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vainandy said:

I never could really get into Otis.

eek
I thought you were a Southern Soul Man? confuse

tA

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Reply #9 posted 12/11/04 9:52am

TheRealFiness

theAudience said:

vainandy said:

I never could really get into Otis.

eek
I thought you were a Southern Soul Man? confuse

tA

peace
Tribal Disorder

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give us a run for our money?.. sheeeeeit... we tha top cats smile
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Reply #10 posted 12/11/04 10:09am

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TheRealFiness said:


give us a run for our money?.. sheeeeeit... we tha top cats smile

Booyah highfive

"You can call it what you want to, I call it messin' with the..."SQUAD!
(apologies to Mel London-writer, Junior Wells-performer)

cool

tA

peace
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Reply #11 posted 12/11/04 10:36am

TheRealFiness

theAudience said:

TheRealFiness said:


give us a run for our money?.. sheeeeeit... we tha top cats smile

Booyah highfive

"You can call it what you want to, I call it messin' with the..."SQUAD!
(apologies to Mel London-writer, Junior Wells-performer)

cool

tA

peace
Tribal Disorder

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u know thats right smile
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Reply #12 posted 12/11/04 10:45am

VoicesCarry

theAudience said:

vainandy said:

I never could really get into Otis.

eek
I thought you were a Southern Soul Man? confuse

tA

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Eh.....he was never one of my favourites, either.
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Reply #13 posted 12/11/04 10:49am

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VoicesCarry said:

theAudience said:


eek
I thought you were a Southern Soul Man? confuse

tA

peace
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Eh.....he was never one of my favourites, either.

Really!
I'm curious to know why. Do tell.

tA

peace
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Reply #14 posted 12/11/04 10:55am

VoicesCarry

theAudience said:

VoicesCarry said:



Eh.....he was never one of my favourites, either.

Really!
I'm curious to know why. Do tell.

tA

peace
Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm


With the occasional exception, he just never did it for me as a vocalist shrug. It's rare that I don't have a high affinity 60's soul, but he's one of the rare cases.
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Reply #15 posted 12/11/04 11:21am

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VoicesCarry said:

With the occasional exception, he just never did it for me as a vocalist shrug. It's rare that I don't have a high affinity 60's soul, but he's one of the rare cases.


I admit that he's not a singer in the classic sense.
(The same could be said of James Brown)

To me he's one male vocalist that could inject genuine emotion to the lyrics of songs like I've Been Loving You Too Long and Try A Little Tenderness without sounding forced.

And he never had pitch problems. wink

tA

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Reply #16 posted 12/11/04 11:32am

VoicesCarry

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VoicesCarry said:

With the occasional exception, he just never did it for me as a vocalist shrug. It's rare that I don't have a high affinity 60's soul, but he's one of the rare cases.


I admit that he's not a singer in the classic sense.
(The same could be said of James Brown)

To me he's one male vocalist that could inject genuine emotion to the lyrics of songs like I've Been Loving You Too Long and Try A Little Tenderness without sounding forced.

And he never had pitch problems. wink

tA

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I love unconventional vocalists, and I love James Brown. The one song i feel Otis did an incredible job of was "These Arms Of Mine". But it's odd, because I always felt Otis' material was covered better by other artists. I have mucho respect for him as a songwriter, and felt he should have done that exclusively. And I never could bring myself to like "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay". lol Oh well sad
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Reply #17 posted 12/11/04 11:33am

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theAudience said:

vainandy said:

I never could really get into Otis.

eek
I thought you were a Southern Soul Man? confuse


Nothing personal against Otis. Actually, I think he's a wonderfully talented artist and some of his songs I can deal with but not really fully get into.

I guess my brother-in-law kinda turned me off when it comes to Otis Redding. He's an ex-DJ and at every party, you know you are going to hear some Otis. When he starts to feeling his alcohol, he may play a whole set of nothing but back to back Otis. One night it felt like it was endless. lol
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #18 posted 12/11/04 11:39am

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TheRealFiness said:

theAudience said:


eek
I thought you were a Southern Soul Man? confuse

tA

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give us a run for our money?.. sheeeeeit... we tha top cats smile


I don't know Finess, you and The Audience are two of the baddest cats around here and could definately kick my brother-in-law's ass when it comes to any other artist. When it comes to Otis Redding, though, he is a hardcore fanatic. He eats, sleeps, and breathes Otis. lol
Andy is a four letter word.
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VoicesCarry said

With the occasional exception, he just never did it for me as a vocalist shrug. It's rare that I don't have a high affinity 60's soul, but he's one of the rare cases.


I feel kinda the same way. There's not a whole lot of 1960s music that I'm really into. My tastes are broadening more and more every day now, though. I've really been getting into Booker T & The MGs and Jr. Walker & The Allstars lately.
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #20 posted 12/11/04 12:12pm

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Well the bottom line is that it looks like we all appreciate Otis Redding for something to some degree.

Nothing like a civil discussion. thumbs up!

grouphug

lol

tA

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Reply #21 posted 12/11/04 5:14pm

CinisterCee

"Try A Little Tenderness"
"Tramp"
"Hard To Handle"
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