His career and life in links.
Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/otis-redding/bio/
Official Site:
http://www.otisredding.com/70intro/intro.html
Otis won a talent show 15 consecutive weeks leading entry into show business.
First single:
Shout Bamalama (1961):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2NyEBmrWCU
These Arms of Mine (1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-FQL-tJ3ic
Mr. Pitiful (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT_PdnGRukw
Shake (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohkFgdCE2yQ
His first big hit (written with Jerry Butler):
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqaOp7sIy0w
Respect (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGJXmpKGXY
Try A Little Tenderness (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dael4sb42nI
At the Monterey Pop Festival (1967): His last major performance…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHXutgxpjgU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBiUFhYMu2s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2vcxO-0_8&feature=related
His health deteriorated after Monterey. He had surgery to remove polyps. Otis also fought with his record company.
Tramp w/Carla Thomas (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7VU6AVIgc
Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967.
Posthumous releases:
(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrXc68gNjQ
Hard to Handle (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZxN9iQM7OY
Merry Christmas Baby (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEyV8gnC4aQ
You Left the Water Running (1976):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8hoAO3jpL0
Otis featured prominently in The Commitments (1991):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTVkk4GSmNA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2vcxO-0_8&feature=related
Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/otis-redding/bio/
Official Site:
http://www.otisredding.com/70intro/intro.html
Otis won a talent show 15 consecutive weeks leading entry into show business.
First single:
Shout Bamalama (1961):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2NyEBmrWCU
These Arms of Mine (1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-FQL-tJ3ic
Mr. Pitiful (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT_PdnGRukw
Shake (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohkFgdCE2yQ
His first big hit (written with Jerry Butler):
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqaOp7sIy0w
Respect (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGJXmpKGXY
Try A Little Tenderness (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dael4sb42nI
At the Monterey Pop Festival (1967): His last major performance…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHXutgxpjgU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBiUFhYMu2s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2vcxO-0_8&feature=related
His health deteriorated after Monterey. He had surgery to remove polyps. Otis also fought with his record company.
Tramp w/Carla Thomas (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7VU6AVIgc
Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967.
Posthumous releases:
(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrXc68gNjQ
Hard to Handle (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZxN9iQM7OY
Merry Christmas Baby (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEyV8gnC4aQ
You Left the Water Running (1976):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8hoAO3jpL0
Otis featured prominently in The Commitments (1991):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTVkk4GSmNA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2vcxO-0_8&feature=related
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