Otis Redding - Mr. Pitiful - Live 1966 -

Video Title :	Otis Redding - Mr. Pitiful - Live 1966 -
Description :	Back in 1960 Otis Redding made his first recordings, "She's All Right" and "Shout Bamalama" with his group under the name "Otis and The Shooters". In 1962, Redding made his first real mark in the music business during a Johnny Jenkins session when, during studio time left over, he recorded "These Arms of Mine", a ballad that he had written. The song became a minor hit on Volt Records, a subsidiary of the renowned Southern soul label Stax, based in Memphis, Tennessee. His manager was a fellow Maconite, Phil Walden (who later founded Capricorn Records). Otis continued to release for Stax/Volt, and built his fan base by extensively touring a live show with support from fellow Stax artists Sam Dave. Further hits between 1964 and 1966 included "Mr. Pitiful", "I Can't Turn You Loose" (which was to become The Blues Brothers entrance theme music), "Try a Little Tenderness" (a remake of the 1930s standard by Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell, and Reg Connelly , later featured in John Hughes' film Pretty in Pink), "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones), and "Respect" (later a smash hit for Aretha Franklin). Redding wrote many of his own songs, which was unusual for the time, often with Steve Cropper (of the Stax house band Booker T. the M.G.'s, who usually served as Otis's backing band in the studio). Soul singer Jerry Butler co-wrote another hit, "I've Been Loving You Too Long". One of Redding's few songs with a significant mainstream following was "Tramp" (1967) (a duet with Carla Thomas). In 1967 Redding played at the Monterey Pop Festival, which helped him to break into the white pop music scene. His biggest hit "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" was recorded only three days before Redding's death. It was released in January 1968 and became Redding's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Rating :	4.97
Keywords, Tags :	otis redding mr pitiful soul sixties bar-kays booker t. the mg's stax volt sam and dave percy sledge
Video Length :	3 : 10

Comments :

how can otis stay serious with the midget i n the background

My brother, Omar John Mattan introduced me to this guy about 35 years ago. My brother is dead now, however he like the music LIVES ON! Nice one Omar. X

classic shit...WOW!!

So many greats in one show, wish l could see the whole show.

otis will forever be with us through his great music...rip otis.....if only u were still with us

I have this DVD. I love it! BensMusic, you did a great job uploading this!

This is fantastic!

great footage and a great performance from otis nobody will ever come close to this amazing man , so much soul , passion and feeling . what a voice , i wish i could have seen him live .

I saw Otis perform at the Kiel in St. Louis and it is still the best show I've ever seen. Everyone was standing on top of their seats. It was insane. This video brought back memories. Donnomite

Greatest Soul Singer Ever!!!