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For fans of great 60's soul music, there is a documentary tomorrow night on BBC 4 [9pm] featuring the late, great Otis Redding. One of my all time favourite musicians. Sadly left this world too soon.
There aint half been some clever bastards.
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 22:24 - May 30 with 3948 views
Thanks for the heads up, I'm a huge fan of Sam Cooke myself who like a whole host of black singers/ blues musicians hailed from Clarksdale Mississippi, Clarksdale really is the home of the blues. I watched the Ray Charles programme a while ago and what that guy went through in his childhood days was unbelievable. I could talk you to death on Mississippi and the Delta
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 22:29 - May 30 with 3939 views
Non QPR Otis on 4. on 22:24 - May 30 by ted_hendrix
Thanks for the heads up, I'm a huge fan of Sam Cooke myself who like a whole host of black singers/ blues musicians hailed from Clarksdale Mississippi, Clarksdale really is the home of the blues. I watched the Ray Charles programme a while ago and what that guy went through in his childhood days was unbelievable. I could talk you to death on Mississippi and the Delta
Yep! Sam Cooke and Ray Charles [ when he didn't go down the corny Country route] were ace.
There aint half been some clever bastards.
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 22:39 - May 30 with 3930 views
BBC 4, still going strong. Sam and Dave at the moment, this is like watching the musical highlights from the Blues Brothers.
Great shows last night. Very much enjoyed. That little Soul Festival with Booker T, Sam and Dave, Arthur Conley and Otis filmed in Oslo was indeed fascinating.Many of the audience looked dumb founded and shell shocked as to what they were witnessing. Maybe they were expecting some quaint little Norwegian folk singers. Instead they got a blast of some of the finest 60's soul masters.
Didn't see the Soul at the BBC programme that followed as I switched over to watch Jools.
There aint half been some clever bastards.
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 09:06 - Jun 1 with 3836 views
The thing I always wondered was how did the truly epic soul sound of the 60s get transformed into a completely vapid and tame genre?
Prefer the 70's myself thought it had matured into a better sound then. Downhill after that but then you can say that about most music genres - just look at the epic album thread for piles of sh1te masquerading as epic albums.
I'll admit I've only become an Otis fan recently. It's his live stuff that I love, more than his studio albums. Have the shows taped, look forward to watching!
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The thing I always wondered was how did the truly epic soul sound of the 60s get transformed into a completely vapid and tame genre?
I often wonder that. While you had young kids with extraordinary voices and instrumental ability in jazz and soul in the 50s, 60s and to an extent in the 70s, you now get boasting about jewellery and women over recycled sampling. Loss of the church music tradition? Dislocation of black communities moving north to the big cities? All the other economic and social chaos and misery?
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 19:21 - Jun 1 with 3752 views
I often wonder that. While you had young kids with extraordinary voices and instrumental ability in jazz and soul in the 50s, 60s and to an extent in the 70s, you now get boasting about jewellery and women over recycled sampling. Loss of the church music tradition? Dislocation of black communities moving north to the big cities? All the other economic and social chaos and misery?
I often wonder that. While you had young kids with extraordinary voices and instrumental ability in jazz and soul in the 50s, 60s and to an extent in the 70s, you now get boasting about jewellery and women over recycled sampling. Loss of the church music tradition? Dislocation of black communities moving north to the big cities? All the other economic and social chaos and misery?
Seems reasonable. Also, nowadays record companies know there is room to make a quick buck. You don't need to always find talent and nurture it. You just the "the next artist" who will disappear after one album but make money for the record company. To do this, you need to stick to proven formulas like the right type of song, the right type of video, attitude etc. Music for the masses.
I hope there will always be room for real talent that to be appreciated outside of this as well!
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Loved and still love Stax and Atlantic music. Never saw Otis but still have the Otis Blue LP. Nearest I came to the best of live soul around that time was via Geno Washington whom I saw live at the Ram Jam Club.
It's no coincidence that The Commitments remains one of my favourite films
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 21:06 - Jun 1 with 3713 views
Loved and still love Stax and Atlantic music. Never saw Otis but still have the Otis Blue LP. Nearest I came to the best of live soul around that time was via Geno Washington whom I saw live at the Ram Jam Club.
It's no coincidence that The Commitments remains one of my favourite films
One of my favourite films too. Up there with the original Blues Brothers as a great music film. Sadly it didn't get shown in a lot of British cinemas at the time as it was thought many folk wouldn't get the Dublin humour. Andrew Strong had a very good soul voice and Glen Hansard is a good singer/songwriter in his own right. They [The Commitments] made a couple of very passable CD's.
There aint half been some clever bastards.
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 17:08 - Jun 2 with 3671 views
I've been away for a few days and just got back and watched this superb programme on BBC i-player. Cracking footage ; Lulu's right,Otis carried his heart in his throat. As good a music doc as you're likely to see. Bliss must it have been to be a teenage QPR mod in the 66/67 season.The one major trophy we've ever won and Otis's sensational first visit to these shores - it doesn't get any better, does it?
Sincere condolences to Overseas LFWers who can't access this.Even as a UK dweller,I've been stymied too though by the Beeb removing the apparently excellent David Bowie 5 years doc from the i-player.
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 01:02 - Jun 4 with 3606 views
the Norwegian show's been on before but it was great to see it again. The Otis documentary was a wonderful piece of film making. Loads of footage I'd never seen before. Otis has always been my favourite soul singer, mainly for the voice but also for the brass arrangements.
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Non QPR Otis on 4. on 07:44 - Jun 4 with 3581 views
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