Happy 70th Birthday to Otis Redding

[FLPanhandle]

Even if he's not here to enjoy it, we can still enjoy him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqaOp7sIy0w


Also, I'm starting to feel old when folks I listened to when young are now turning 70!

[CountAllVotes]

1. how about Grace Slick?

She is over 70 now. My god, where did the time go?

Happy Birthday to you Otis Redding!!! :party:

:kick:

[highplainsdem]

2. Love him! Here's a YouTube link for "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrXc68gNjQ

[malaise]

3. My favorite Otis - the summer of my first real love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4

[Lint Head]

4. I saw him perform live in the 60's. He as an excellent and soulful talent.

I have never tired of anything he has recorded.

[FLPanhandle]

6. True talent & good music holds up well with time. nt.

[malaise]

8. There's a great book by Mike Marqusee

Redemption Song about Ali, Cooke et al.

[FLPanhandle]

11. Thanks. I'll track that one down.

Sounds like a good read.

[asjr]

5. Another one that is gone is Sam Cooke. I

could listen to him for hours and hours.

[SidDithers]

7. The Late Great. Young girls, they do get woolly...nt

Sid

[madrchsod]

9. we were so much younger then....

otis--monterey 1967


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHXutgxpjgU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBiUFhYMu2s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2vcxO-0_8

[tosh]

10. He was born in my hometown

and though he moved to Macon as a child, he returned now and then to visit his grandparents.

Happy Birthday Otis!

[Diclotican]

12. FLPanhandle

FLPanhandle

Thank you, now I have to put out all my Otis Redding, and play it when the evening comes;).. Even tho I am not that old, or was living in the 1960s, I still know good music when I hear it...

Diclotican

[Rebubula]

13. Pardon me boys...

...but is that the picture of Otis Redding? Yeah, yeah....taken, taken just before he died


Happy Birthday Otis and props to Phish for the preceding line...

[abq e streeter]

14. Otis's protege Arthur Conley with his beautiful tribute: Otis Sleep On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXwA2Zl9s2o

[FLPanhandle]

18. Nice. nt

[HappyMe]

15. Happy birthday, Otis! Where ever you are!

[ellenrr]

16. boy I know that's right. n/t

[watrwefitinfor]

17. This thread needs a pic of Otis.

Found this one on Findagrave.com with some biographical material, links to lyrics, more photos, etc.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2205

Thank you for this thread.
What a loss.

Wat

[Scurrilous]

19. K & R

:thumbsup: