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Ill Doctrine Radio 9/11/23: Otis Redding

Added 2023-09-12 21:23:59 +0000 UTC

This week's episode landed on the 82nd birthday of Mr. Otis Redding, and no further introduction should be necessary,

Out of all the many artists we lost at or around that age of 26, losing Otis has to be one of the most heartbreaking. Listening to to all this face (and heart) melting soul and realizing he was still a fresh young "up and coming" artist when he passed, just starting to come into his own.

Had just recorded "Sitting on the Dock of Bay" days before he passed, drawing from the influence of Sgt Peppers to explore new sounds, as the story goes. Arguing down his label and bandmates who couldn't see the vision, and insisting it would be his biggest hit yet. Which of course it was. But he never got to see it. And we're left to imagine everything he was about to build on that foundation.

What a foundation it is though.

PARTIAL PLAYLIST:

Quakers w/ Tone Tank - What Chew Want [content warning for overly comfortable white rapper lyrics, i love the track/sample too much not to share tho]

Otis - That's a Good Idea

Otis - A Little Time

The Staples Singers - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

Nine - Wutcha Want [anyone my age should know this was coming :) ]

Otis - Your One and Only Man

Otis - Direct Me

Salt & Pepa - Tramp

Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp

Tuff City Squad - Bust the Break

Otis - Tell the Truth

Marley Marl & Juice Crew All Stars - The Symphony [the other one my cohort surely knew was coming in this mix. RIP to the Black radio legend Hal Jackson, whose records Marley Marl raided to find this sample at WBLS!]

Otis - Hard to Handle

Otis - I'm Sick Y'all

Otis - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

Otis & Carla - Are You Lonely For Me Baby

Otis - Try A Little Tenderness (live)

Public Enemy - Notice/Know This (original version) [in lieu of that other 'Tenderness' sample]

Otis - Good To Me

Otis - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

Otis - Hard Day's Night

Otis - Mr Pitiful [written by Otis and Steve Cropper after the nickname friends gave him for making so many powerfully sad songs]

Otis - Your One And Only Man

Otis - Cigarettes and Coffee