Otis Redding

Under the Covers: A Musical Parlor Game

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.10.2012

Most of these interpretations do the material proud, though some may leave you wanting to, well, hide under the covers. Making up your own lists and sharing with friends might make for a more soul-satisfying parlor game than, say, Geography.

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Bad Cocktails and Lousy Baseball: What Mad Men Won't Tell You About New York in 1966

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Four Seasons Restaurant, Forum of the Twelve Caesars, Matthew Weiner, Grey Goose, Johnny Mathis, Otis Redding, Dean Martin, New York Giants, Knob Creek, Glenlivet, The Macallan, Nobu, Canadian Club, Peggy Olsen, Old Fashioned Cocktail, Jilly's, Jon Hamm, The Monkey Bar, Roger Sterling, Szechuan Cuisine, Bob Dylan, 1966, Herb Alpert, New York City, Mad Men, New York in the 1960s, Pete Campbell, Frank Sinatra, Don Draper, Mantovani, Stolichnaya, New York Sports, New York News

There's a lot about the New York trod by the real Mad Men back in 1966 -- the year in which we assume season five will be set -- that would send even die-hard Mad Men retroheads scurrying back to 2012.

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The Best of Rock 'n' Roll on Film

John Farr | Posted 05.12.2012

For social gatherings at home built around screening movies, outstanding rock documentaries and concert films are virtually guaranteed crowd pleasers, particularly if your home theater set-up includes a quality sound system.

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Is Jay-Z And Kanye's Car A Work Of Art?

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Otis Redding, Video, Watch the Throne, Maybach Otis, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Kanye West, Simon De Pury, Jay-Z, Phillips De Pury, Otis, Otis Car, Spike Jonze, Arts News

It was a glorious day when the music video for "Otis," the first single from super-collaboration "Watch the Throne" was released. Yet in a music video...

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A Pomegranate & Billy Jack: Conversations with Once's Marketa Irglova and honeyhoney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Donny Osmond, The Swell Season, Suzanne Santo, Glen Hansard, Iron & Wine, Marketa Irglova, Justin Beiber, Marie Osmond, Dirty Projectors, Gustav Klimt, Wrath of Khan, Bob Dylan, The Simpsons, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Tom Laughlin, Billy Jack, Nahid Hagigat, John Carney, Jon Stewart, Fleet Foxes, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Jaffe, Luke Lewis, Once, Honeyhoney, Beginners, Entertainment News

According to Marketa Irglova, her latest album is a direct result of her making a conscious decision to make music.

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'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Revisiting the Monterey International Pop Festival Through A Perfect Haze

Holly Cara Price | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Bob Weir, Rock Festivals, Santa Monica Press, Kenneth Kubernik, Monterey International Pop Festival, Alex Gibney, Lou Adler, Zeitgeist, Magic Trip, Roger Daltrey, New Books, Ravi Shankar, Al Kooper, Pop Culture, D.A. Pennebaker, Otis Redding, Pete Townshend, Big Brother & the Holding Company, The Who, Woodstock, Altamont, Booker T. Jones, Harvey Kubernik, Books News, Book Publishing, Alison Ellwood, Ken Kesey, Simon & Garfunkel, Hippies, Music News, Counterculture, Steve Cropper, 1967, Sixties, Monterey Pop, Merry Pranksters, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Books News

The Monterey International Pop Festival took place at such a guileless time that the promoters used the word "pop" in its title. Not long after this would have been unthinkable, after the lines were drawn between "pop" music and rock and roll.

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Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rodgers

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Joe Cocker, Wilson Pickett, Trombone Shorty, Maroon 5, Warren Haynes, Sam Cooke, Garah Gill, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, Bad Company, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Rosanne Cash, Pete Wasner, Ashley Monroe, Maggie Bell, Corrina Gill, Detective, Rick Rubin, Muddy Waters, Vince Gill, The Everly Brothers, Steve Lukather, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, Jasmine Rogers, Booker T. And the MGs, Dylan O'brien, U2, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Jazz Fest, Po' Folks, Solid Gold, Gym Class Heroes, Brad Paisley, Jenny Gill, Pure Prairie League, Tuba Fatts, Eric Clapton, Slash, Elmore James, Pistol Annies, Paul Kossoff, Keith Urban, The Firm, Treme, Queen, Neal Schon, Bob Ezrin, Travie McCoy, Will Owsley, Robert Lucas, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Ian Hatton, Amy Grant, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Alison Krauss, James Brown, Les Paul, Bekka Bramlett, Green Day, Free, Paul Rogers, American Bandstand, Canned Heat, Luther Allison, Mr. Haney, John Lee Hooker, Lenny Kravitz, Green Acres, The Ministry, Jimi Hendrix, Nin, James Taylor, Entertainment News

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Why Are Kanye And Jay-Z Being Sued?

E! Online | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Otis Redding, Kanye, Watch the Throne, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Watch the Throne Lawsuit, Celebrity News

Different strokes for different folks...that is, unless one of the folks doesn't think those strokes sound very different at all. Let us explain. W...

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Soul Music Is What I Do

Nate Larson | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Otis Redding, Gospel Music, Soul Music, Nate Larson, Stevie Wonder, Motown, Entertainment News

Soul music is not for Black people, or White people, or Brown people, or Purple people; it's for anyone who's ever heard a melody\ and had it come together in such a way that it transports them to a place where only the music is powerful enough to speak for them.

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I've Got Dreams to Remember

Karla Redding-Andrews | Posted 11.10.2011

Read More: Otis Redding, Otis Redding Tribute, The Big Youth Education Dream Foundation, Karla Redding-Andrews, Otis Redding Stay in School, The Big O Foundation, Music, Black Voices News

The love and the principles, my father, Otis Redding, embodied are the reasons that we established the Big "O" Youth Educational Dream Foundation. Our mission is to motivate and empower the youth of today to "stay the course" and never give up on a dream.

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Money Is a Concept: Pain, Hip-Hop, and Economic Soul-Sickness

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Jared Bernstein, Kanye West, Chuck D, Representative Currency, History of Money, Otis Redding, John Lennon, Rob Johnson, William Jennings Bryan, Stock Market, Buddhism, Terrance Mcnally, Drew Dellinger, Rebecca Solnit, Horse Racing, Jay-Z, Third World America, Business News

These are disastrous times for millions of people, and our zero-sum money system can only enrich the few by bringing pain to the many. Can we build an economic policy out of our shared crisis and find a common purpose in its solution?

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An Alternate Ending To HP, A Prop 8 Play And More

Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Otis Redding, Week in Review, Proposition 8, The Amazing Spider-Man, Kanye West, Comic Con, Greg Palast, Comic-Con, Jay-Z, Week in Culture, Harry Potter, The Amazing Spider-Man Trailer, Culture News

An Alternate Ending To Harry Potter? A British journalist Greg Palast posted on his blog this week that due to his "close friendship" with J.K. Row...

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Jay-Z/Kanye Wests 'Otis' Finally Drops

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Otis Redding, Video, Watch the Throne, Kanye West, Otis Song, Jay Z Kanye West Watch the Throne, Jay Z, Otis, Jay Z Kanye West, Jay Z Kanye West Collaboration, Culture News

Jay-Z and Kanye West's homage to Otis Redding, fittingly titled "Otis," finally hit the web today after much anticipation. The track, which samples Re...

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An Artist With His "Eye On The Prize": A Conversation With Marc Broussard

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: Otis Redding, Marc Broussard, Jamie Kenney, Nba, Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Teddy Pendegrass, George Benson, Dave Barnes, Lyor Cohen, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

According to Marc Broussard, you can't begin any discussion of musical influences without starting with Stevie Wonder at the top of that list.

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Country's Cousins: Conversations with Diane Schuur and America's Got Talent Winner Michael Grimm

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Michael Grimm, Sarah Vaughn, Kevin Hunter, Stan Getz, Bill Harrah, Otis Redding, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bobby McFerrin, Stevie Wonder, Hurricane Katrina, Diane Schuur, Pat Benatar, Dinah Washington, B.B. King, Jackie Evancho, Simon Cowell, Stevie Nicks, Vince Gill, Rod Stewart, Bill Medley, The Faces, Ian McLagan, Wire Train, Patti Page, Nancy Wilson, Green Valley Ranch, America's Got Talent, Greg Leisz, Supernatural, Buddy Rich, Ray Charles, American Idol, Kenny Aronoff, Ann Wilson, Larry Carlton, Don Was, Energy Force, Count Basie, Grammy, Joey Reynolds, Monterey Jazz Festival, Concord Records, Alsion Krauss, Doris Day, Jeannie Seely, Heart, Bob Clearmountain, Edie Gorme, Willie Nelson, Kay Starr, George Shearing, The Manhattan Transfer, Steve Buckingham, Barbra Streisand, Travis Tritt, Floyd Cramer, Mark Knopfler, Judy Alberti, Ed Shaughnessy, Waddy Wachtel, True Blood, Barry Manilow, Smokey Robinson, Grp, Entertainment News

For her new album, Diane Schurr says: "The one thing that I did purposefully on this was, number one, not to do it with a twang, and number two, I wanted it to please both people that are into country and people that are into jazz."

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The White Stripes Return

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Otis Redding, Live From Mississippi, Jack White, The White Strives Live From Mississippi, De Stijl, The White Stripes Live, Meg White, The White Stripes, Entertainment News

The White Stripes are coming back! Well, sort of. According to an announcement on the Third Man website, the label will be presenting "fans with peeks...

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Conversations With John Waite, Jason Reeves, and Tom Moon, Plus Friday's Free George Harrison Concert

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ian Hunter, The Babies, Danielle Leverett, Kevin Hanson, Army Wives, Alison Krauss, Etta James, Tina Turner, Behn Gillece, Marty Robbins, Humble Pie, Mathbox 20, Mike Frank, Colbie Caillat, Otis Redding, The Beatles, Return to Forever, Carson Daily, John Waite, Gabe Dixon, One Tree Hill, Ken Caillat, McDonald's, Ella Fitzgerald, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Marr, Mtv, The Rolling Stones, Sam & Dave, Melody Gardot, Holly Knight, Bbc, Wayne Shorter, Frankie Lane, Kyle Cook, George Harrison, The Ink Spots, Led Zeppelin, Michael Blue, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Bad English, George Lopez, Radio Caroline, Jason Reeves, Polly Anthony, Kara DioGuardi, Peter Frampton, The Black Keys, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tgif, James Taylor, Adam Smith, The Fractals, Rockline, Entertainment News

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Singer/Songwriter Sean Rowe Makes Magic

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rick Moranis, Rockwood, Ghostbusters, Beach Boys, Songwriter, Bob Dylan, Euell Gibbons, Beards, Meditation, Singer, Geronimo, Sean Rowe, Otis Redding, Leonard Cohen, Sean Rowe Magic, Entertainment News

It wasn't until Sean was 17-years-old and discovered Otis Redding that he was so inspired to take the lead vocal.

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Rate The All-Time Best Soul Singers

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Linnie Frank Bailey, Sam Cooke, David-Ruffin, Gladys Knight, Soul Music, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

Here are some of the best, along with their qualifying songs. Rate them. Who did we forget?

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Should Be The American Music Hall of Fame

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Elmore James, Count Basie, Thelonius Monk, Soul Music, Ska, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Bluegrass, Reggae, Charlie Parker, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music, Glenn Miller, Big Joe Turner, Bob Marley, American Popular Music, R&b, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Pop Music, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Dick Clark, John Lee Hooker, Jazz, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Blues, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Rock and Roll, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Cliff, Buddy Guy, Rolling Stones, Don Cornelius, Music, Entertainment News

The latest crop of inductees was announced yesterday by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Once again, it honored musicians who just a...

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Visiting the Memphis Kings: Elvis and Dr. Martin Luther King

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graceland, ? Sun Studio, Carl Perkins, Home of the Blues, Movement to Overcome, Memphis Sanitation Strike, Isaac Hayes, Edison Pena, Otis Redding, Dr. Martin Luther King, Birthplace of Rock N? Roll, Rendezvous, Fried Peanut Butter and Bananas Sandwich, Jr., Rosa Parks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Montgomery Bus Boycott, National Civil Rights Museum, B.B. King, Peabody Hotel Duck Parade, River Inn Harbour Town, Shure 55 Microphone, Arcade, Johnny Cash, Lorraine Motel, Beale Street, Smithsonian Rock ?N Soul Museum, Elvis Presley, Memphis, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, Al Green, Lunch-Counter Sit Ins, Michael Pavlosky, Chilean Miners, Duckmaster, Travel News

Photo by Eric Lindberg Edison Pena, one of the rescued Chilean miners and a huge Elvis fan, is getting his wish: Graceland and the Memphis Conventio...

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From D.C.'s Kennedy Center to East of Angel Town: Conversations with Branford Marsalis and Peter Cincotti

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nea, The Commodores, Daniel Radcliffe, Funkadelic, Spider-Man, Josh Groban, The Kennedy Center, Keith Jarret, Miles Davis, Billy Joel, Jochem Van Der Saag, Otis Redding, Alexa Ray Joel, Ellis Marsalis, Shostakovich, David Foster, Delfeayo Marsalis, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Brahms, Charlie Parker, James Brown, Parliament, Branford Marsalis, New York Philharmonic, Frankie Trumbauer, Ornette Coleman, Led Zeppelin, Peter Cincotti, Mahler, December Boys, Humberto Gatica, Donald Harrison, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Montreal Jazz Festival, Sidney Bechet, Pink Floyd, Teo Macero, American Idol, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Prokofiev, Sting, Entertainment News

Legendary jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis has been accumulating a series of honors, with the upcoming NEA's Jazz Masters Award being one of the most prestigious yet.

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Sam & Dave Take Me to School, 1968

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sam & Dave, 1968, Fillmore East, Binky Philips, Brooklyn, Stax/Volt, Otis Redding, Concert, Performance, East Village, Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, Entertainment News

I never saw Alonzo Daniels' gun... but, I believed the rumor. The whole school just sorta knew that he carried a loaded .38. This was back in the days...

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Going Back: A Conversation with Phil Collins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Uriel Jones, A Hard Day's Night, Tarzan, Eddie Willis, Linn Drums, The Funk Brothers, Rebecca De Mornay, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Otis Redding, Walter Shenson, The Beatles, Bob Babbitt, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Hackford, Phil Collins, The Action, Motown, The Rolling Stones, Sam & Dave, Joe Messina, Oliver, Carole King, Tony Banks, Don Covay, The Impressions, Curtis Mayfield, Against All Odds, Pistol Allen, Diana Ross & the Supremems, Roger Linn, Dusty Springfield, Gerry Goffin, Disney, Nina Simone, Buster, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

Collins remembers, "When I was twelve or thirteen The Beatles' first album came out. They had some Motown and early soul record covers, like the Stones did. This is the music that I kind of lived my life to."

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New Tunes On Monday: Conversations with Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins plus Pete Yorn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Jimmy Eat World's new album crosses so many genres that will earn the band new fans from other formats.

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