Otis Redding, Ambassador of Soul

This documentary (BBC 4, IPlayer) reminded me just how good Otis Redding was, and the extent of his influence in the UK and Europe. A big man with a lot of soul.

Wish I could have seen the Stax Review when it toured the UK in 1967.

Otis died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967.

Biography

Dreams to Remember (YouTube)

Etta James version

The influence of soul music (Wilson Pickett) in Ireland and the UK, The Commitments, trailer

Wilson Pickett and Bruce Springsteen, The Midnight Hour