Otis Redding : an unfinished life / Jonathan Gould.

"Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Try a Little Tenderness," and "Respect," a song he wrote and recorded before Aretha Franklin made it her own. As the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gould, Jonathan, 1951-
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Archetype, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Redding, Otis, > 1941-1967.
Soul musicians > United States > Biography.
Soul musicians.
United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:viii, 533 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Monterey
  • Georgia on my mind
  • Laura
  • Gallantry's last bow
  • Sonny
  • Georgia Tom
  • Sister Rosetta and the Jukebox King
  • Macon music
  • Brown v. board
  • Brother Ray
  • 1955
  • Specialty
  • Bellevue
  • Hillview Springs
  • Teenage party
  • Atlantic
  • Phil
  • Otis and Phil
  • Zelma
  • Love twist
  • Joe
  • Satellite
  • Stax
  • These arms of mine
  • That's what my heart needs
  • The hot summer revue
  • Pain in my heart
  • The Apollo
  • Security
  • Berry, Brown, and Burke
  • Roy street
  • Soul ballads
  • I've been loving you too long
  • Otis blue
  • My girl
  • I can't turn you loose
  • The soul album
  • The whisky
  • Summer 1966
  • Otis and Phil redux
  • Ready steady go!
  • Dictionary of soul
  • The Fillmore
  • King & Queen
  • Hit the road, Stax
  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T
  • The love crowd
  • Buses to planes
  • What makes these guys so special
  • The dock of the bay
  • Epitaph
  • Epilogue.