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    Historian Peter Guralnick examines the evolution of Otis' signature sound:“He was at that point very much of a Little Richard imitator and Sam Cooke admirer, though on the second side, the ballad, there is evidence of that patented quaver in his voice, the strained sincerity that was Otis Redding’s mark. Jim Stewart though it was nervousness at first.” –Peter Guralnick’s “Sweet Soul Music”
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    Happy Happy Birthday to Otis' beautiful wife, Zelma Redding!
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    “A little pain in my heart just won't let me be/Wake up at restless nights/Lord and I can't even sleep.”-Otis Redding “Pain In My Heart”
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    “He left behind a huge discography, and it is easy to get lost in his style which granted him a place as one of the true kings of soul, carrying on in the genre’s tradition of collaboration and sharing of work, as evidenced by the vast amount of covers in his repertoire.” –Paste Magazine, July 2012
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    “I'll never forget how Otis Redding just owned the stage. That music hit us hard, man; we were mesmerized.” – Gregg Allman on seeing Otis at the Metro Nashville Municipal Auditorium when he was just 12 years old.Photo courtesy Paul Acree
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    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! The 50th Anniversary Edition of OTIS BLUE will be available for Record Store Day! The double LP on 180-gram vinyl includes all the stereo and mono versions of the album tracks. It also includes a bonus 7-inch reissue of the original 45 of “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” b/w “I’m Depending On You.” This 7-inch on blue vinyl will be inside the packaging, not a separate release.Find your local record store here! [www.recordstoreday.com|mysp.ac/G7zq]
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    Otis on “Respect”: “That's one of my favorite songs because it has a better groove than any of my records… The song lines are great. The band track is beautiful. It took me a whole day to write it and about twenty minutes to arrange it. We cut it once and that was it. Everybody wants respect, you know.”
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    Otis Redding Celebrates ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: The Redding FamilyKarla, Dexter, and Otis Redding III uphold the legacy of their father through their work with The Otis Redding Foundation. Founded by their mother in 2007, the Macon based foundation aims to improve the community through education and empowerment of its youth. Each year, the foundation hosts the Big “O” Singer/Songwriter Camp where students get a chance to work alongside and interact with music industry professionals in various workshops, forums, and Q&A sessions.
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    Otis Redding Celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth: Carla ThomasCarla Thomas began her music career at the age of 10 with the “The Teen Town Singers” in Memphis and continued to make records with Atlantic and Stax Records throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She collaborated with Otis on the “King & Queen” album and is fondly known as “The Queen of Memphis Soul."
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    Otis Redding Celebrates ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: Minnie B. Smith and Nellie Pratt RussellMs. Smith and Ms. Russell lead the committee to incorporate Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Although founded in 1908 at Howard University, the sorority was not incorporated until these women helped further the growth of the sorority by expanding nationally in 1912. In late January of 1913, the Articles of Incorporation were signed, making Alpha Kappa Alpha the first national sorority for African American women. #BlackHistoryMonth
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    “Subtlety and dignity, in fact, are keynotes of the singer who penned 'Respect,' and tremendous pleasure lies in hearing Redding progress from primary colors to overtones while never conceding an inch of fervor.” –Rolling Stone, November 1993.
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    Otis began recording “The Soul Album” this month in 1965. What’s your favorite track off the album?
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    "I'm a strong believer in magic. I'd fly across the country to see Otis for ten minutes.” – Janis Joplin on Otis Redding
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    “If you took a little of Sam Cooke and a little of Little Richard, and poured it in a jar and shook it up and poured it out you would get Otis Redding.” -Steve Cropper, Guitarist
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    “He was an overcomer. He did not allow anything to stop him. He did not allow anything to throw him off from his pursuit. He did not believe it can’t be done”Al Bell, Vice President Stax Records on Otis and his attitude to challenges.
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