Stax Classics CD
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Otis Redding

Stax Classics CD

SKU: #081227940584
$9.98
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Presenting the music of Otis Redding, who arrived anonymously at 926 E. McLemore Avenue in Memphis as a chauffeur for another artist in 1962, and would go on to become an R&B supernova, with a body of work that helped transform Stax from a small record label to a musical institution. Starting with These Arms of Mine, which floored Stax owner Jim Stewart when Redding humbly asked to audition on that fateful day, through a host of bona fide soul classics from Mr Pitiful, Thats How Strong My Love Is, Ive Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now), Security, Try A Little Tenderness, and of course the self-penned Respect, later immortalized by Aretha Franklin, all included on this collection. The life and career of The Big O tragically ended with a 1967 plane crash, but his legacy was cemented with the posthumous single release, (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay, a chart topper on both the R&B and pop listings, and a lasting reminder of the true genius of The King Of Soul .