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Results for Otis ReddingOtis Redding might have been the greatest male soul singer of the R & B era, building his reputation with Memphis' Stax Records when, for a brief moment, worlds collided and white psychedelia impacted black dance music. The son of a Baptist minister, Redding learned his music in church and took his gritty, gospel style from choirboy roots to pure soul audiences and a well-received appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Writing much of his own material, he drew his early inspiration from Little Richard, later infusing his style with Sam Cooke-type ballads, but didn't live to enjoy his cutting edge, hard-won popularity. Redding and four of his Bar-Kays bandmates perished in a December, 1967 airplane accident on their way to a Madison, Wisconsin gig, and "[Sittin' on] The Dock of the Bay," a tremendous number-one hit, made him a superstar posthumously, in 1968....more
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by C!-Team•August 13, 2008•
Weeks like these remind us why we love living in San Francisco: Eye contact with Conor Oberst at a 350-person capacity venue for one.
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by Bob Hill•July 16, 2008•
Those moments generally occur in the confines of my apartment shortly after 4am—there’s nothing more redeeming than turning the volume past 10 and rocking out to the Who’s Quadrophenia.
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by Denise Sullivan•June 18, 2008•
Most of what I know about Burke's history comes from Guaralnick's interviews with him. But what I felt when I talked to Burke myself was something else entirely—perhaps best described as spiritual refreshment—and it's something that I will carry with me from here. He's a Philadelphia native who loves country music and a former "wonderboy preacher," with 21 children, 89 grandchildren
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by Denise Sullivan•April 9, 2008•
You're listening to a brand new song, and yet, you feel like you've heard those words somewhere before. Or maybe you recognize familiar song titles popping out in an otherwise original song. Or, you're simply listening, you like what you hear, and you don't even realize
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by Paul Williams•February 27, 2008•
But San Francisco—the Fillmore, the Avalon, the Trips Festivals, the Diggers, Owsley’s acid, Haight Street and Ashbury and Masonic and Golden Gate Park, the Straight Theater, Herb Caen, the Barb, the communication company—these have been and are and will be the environment
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2/17/2008
Yes, his phrasing was unique to say the least. He played against the rhythm and messed around with his own counter...
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12/27/2006
First Foremost...this is the greatest website that exists in the free world. Thank you for doing this...Is there any...
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12/18/2006
Hey Rockin'Rory, Thanks for replying! I'm a bit younger than you ,I guess{born'57}The brit invasion got me too.I had...
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7/16/2006
How about adding Bill Graham's all time favorite Otis Redding to the play list. Looking forward to when we can buy this...
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3/12/2006
In Bill's book, he raves about Otis Redding shows at the Fillmore. If they are not in the rotation, please put them in....
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