Musical Ephemeris: Otis Redding, born September 9, 1941 in Dawson (Georgia) is one of Americas greatest soul singers music because of its tremolo voice (vocal technique) and melancholy. He had a small but intense career. Otis Redding was able to make his music deeply rooted in the African-American culture, a universal music. In this regard, it has a remarkable popularity worldwide as evidenced by the numerous occasions during his lifetime or posthumously, by artists from diverse backgrounds: Rolling Stones to Aretha Franklin, Etta James, through the Moody Blues, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Johnny Hallyday, Michael Bolton, the Black Crowes or Zairian Papa Wemba. Those are the ballads such as Ive Been Loving You that ensure the success of Redding.dans first. Mr. Pitiful, changes the tendency for him to get into the Top 10 songs of rhythm and blues. In 1965, the album Otis Blue fate. The most comprehensive of the singers career including Respect (which became a runaway success Aretha Franklin) album. In June 1967 Redding occurs and noted the influential International Music Festival Monterey Pop. Otis was about to brighten his works with more rhythmic songs, unfortunately he did not have time. He died at 26 December 10, 1967 aboard his private plane crashing into a lake ...He was 26 yo. Many tubes come out after his death, including the famous (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay. For many this was a pop song would have been able to turn the career of the artist at the height of his glory. Many tributes have been made since notament in the text of the title track from the album Ex-Fan des Sixties, written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin released in 1978 In 2011, the singers voice serves pace Otis in the song that appears in the album Watch the Throne rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z. Not to mention samples used by contemporary artists. Enjoy! youtu.be/P29E7YYMD7o
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:03:22 +0000
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