Otis Redding's definitive southern soul voice resonates down the years as a sound of profound beauty and unfathomable emotional depth. His unique vocal delivery gave Motown's pop artists a run for their money, while his stage presence matched that of pioneering funk magus James Brown for sheer entertainment value. Rising quickly from obscurity and poised for crossover success, he was tragically killed on December 10, 1967 -- only a week after recording the single called "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" -- when his private plane crashed into Lake Monoma, near Madison, Wisconsin. In this, the first serious book on the soul legend, Geoff Brown talks to Stax illuminati Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes, and David Porter, plus many others, about Redding's tragically brief life and incredible talent.
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About the Author:
Geoff Brown, former drummer and one-time editor of Black Music magazine, has written books on James Brown, Prince, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, and contributed to volumes on Motown and soul music in general. He continues to strut his stuff as production editor, chief sub and soul scribe on MOJO.
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- PublisherCanongate U.S.
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1841953164
- ISBN 13 9781841953168
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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