Otis Redding, a critically acclaimed soul singer, released the album Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sing Soul otherwise just known as Otis Blue on September 15, 1965. The album is generally regarded as a soul/ R&B album. After hearing Otis Blue a multitude of times I realized why this album is met with such praise. Overall Otis Redding approached this album with pure conviction for this album evokes a plethora of emotions and embodies the true definition of soul Otis Redding was born on September 9, 1941. While growing up in Georgia, he started to sing from an early age for his church gospel choir where he showed extreme amounts of talent. At age fifteen Redding decided to leave school in order to support his family financially. Redding’s …show more content…
During this studio time he wrote and recorded “These Arms of Mine”, which was released in 1962. This was the beginning of Otis Redding’s rise to fame and success. Redding’s career eventually reached amazing heights however it was tragically ended when he was only twenty-six years old. Otis Redding died in a plane crash, the plane was supposed to make its way to Wisconsin but the weather was too severe. Overall Otis Redding left behind a legacy as one of the greatest soul musicians to ever pick up a microphone. Otis Redding had six studio albums and four posthumous albums. Otis Blue was the third album Redding had put out. This album was also his most critically acclaimed album and it was also the album which propelled Redding into the mainstream. Otis Redding received a number of awards for his music as a collective effort. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Five of his six albums were on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Redding has cited before his influences were Little Richard and Sam Cooke. The reason he …show more content…
Otis Blue is an album with a multitude of amazing songs, however certain songs just naturally stuck out. One song that I thought was truly a masterpiece was the song “Respect”. This was the song that Aretha Franklin covered and turned into a nationwide hit. However I enjoyed the original more because I felt the lyrics were much more relatable. In the song he talks about how a woman uses him, but she is so beautiful that he stays with her, while he demands her for at least some respect. It’s a situation I believe many men are familiar with and of course Otis Redding’s voice is what really captures the soul of this song. He makes the listener feel what he’s feeling. The instrumental of the song was also something I really enjoyed. Especially the intro where it starts with and upbeat ballad of trumpet, saxophones, and drums. This song is definitely one that I had to listen to multiple times just because of how powerful the song was. Another song I really enjoyed off of Otis Blue was “Shake”, this is the type of song you listen to and you feel it in your bones. Again I liked the use of trumpets and Otis Redding’s soulful
album contains an amazing combination of poetic lyrics and edgy music that make it an
As time progressed, music had to continue to evolve to keep up with the ever-changing styles. Blues slowly began to morph into Rock and Roll to engage people of a new era. While many changes occurred in creating Rock and Roll, it continued to carry undertones of the Blues. This can be heard while comparing Son House’s, “Walking Blues” and Elvis Presley’s, “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” These two songs show many similarities, while also having their own identities.
It's chocked full of country anthems. While it does boast major artists like Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green as well as some under the radar gems like Lissie and Ella Mae Bowen, it's unlikely that this CD will define the era. Nor is it likely to get much play, other than on the States' numerous country stations” (Par. 11).
Although often described as having a strong personality, it was a combination of childhood experiences of oppression and realization of his political influence that would take Davis to the top of the musical spectrum. Not only did his music influence the later musical style of artists like Prince, Mos Def and Santana, but he also stood as a symbol for the black power movement. His transition from artistically pleasing standards on Milestones (1958) to the funk rhythms of Bitches Brew (1970) help show the power of an artist’s influence and the lasting changes brought about from the work and life of Miles
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artist ever to be admitted into the Rock & Roll hall of fame on three
...romotion of black consciousness it is clear that these two labels were working towards the same goal: to empower their black audience by emitting waves of black consciousness through their music. Both labels also used the same strategy of using lyrics that were laden with innuendos, despite their very different reasons for doing so. Their combined effort helped soul music develop its inherent and inseparable connection to the black struggle of the 1960s and their legitimacy as music powerhouses aided in spreading soul music to every corner of the United States of America. And although there was no immediate economic or political changes, the efforts of these two labels did not go unnoticed. Their impact on black consciousness would serve as the driver for the continued fight against the black struggle in hopes of one day achieving those economic and political changes.
Still, few musicians have lived more thoroughly the life of their times. Unlike the tie-dyed, good time trip of Jerry Garcia's Grateful Dead, Hendrix felt both the raw, unleashed energy of the sixties, and also the decades terror and confusion. Listening to his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, or the equally powerful Machine Gun one can't help but wonder if this wasn't the most empathic musician to ever pick up a guitar. In those works Hendrix seemed to feel everything for everyone -- black, white, GI, protester, hippie, straight -- he found a place for all of us. American music would never be the same.
The Blues is a music genre also known as a uniquely American art form.The main influences of the Blues music genre were the economic structures of the USA that kept African Americans for majority locked in illiteracy and poverty, especially in the dusty corners of the Deep South of the United States. It was the endless struggle that helped shape much of the Early blues tradition. The blues style was developed from African American roots and traditions.
In this song you can hear his gospel background just by the way he is testifying, the use of the tambourine and the lyrics. The tambourine in the Black church I believe is an identifying feature which is present in most black churches. Similarly Redding also has this type of testifying style in “My Lover’s Prayer” as well as “Try A Little Tenderness.” In these songs that have this type of testifying style you can really feel the emotion and the passion the artist has. Although in the “River” by Bridges the lyrics are essential gospel and in the Redding songs he is singing about relationships but the style is still noticeable. This fusion of blue and gospel is the building blocks of the soul genre that developed in the late 20th
...hievement Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1994 he won his twelfth career Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Performance. In 1995 Ray was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rhythm & Blues Foundation’s annual Pioneer Awards.
Overall, I thought the book was very enlightening when it came to the point of revealing the central theme and foundation of these two distinct but also similar types of songs. The spirituals were built on a steadfast belief in God, while the blues ignored God and accepted the joys and sorrows of life. Although they were somewhat different, both partake of the same black experience in the United States. The spirituals and the blues both aided blacks through times of severe hardship and suffering. It was interesting to me to find out how even through oppression, blacks who were considered "believers" and those who were considered "non-believers" remained faithful to the fact that one day, they would beat their oppressors and situation. I liked the book most when it came to the point of identifying that the spirituals and the blues are not songs of despair or defeated people, but represent one of the greatest triumphs of a peoples in the history of the world.
... lines of each stanza and the “Yes” before most lines. This makes the words really stick to you. I think the song is very affective because all of the comparisons he makes are all so true. I also think because he made the song from different perspectives including the blacks, whites, and the government makes a big difference too. It makes it so that you can rather see what it feels like to be in the different people’s shoes.
The blues of that time was called country blues. It was a mixture of African
Known to fans and admires as the “Godfather of Soul”, “Mr. Dynamite”, “Soul Brother Number One”, and “the Hardest Working Man in Show Business”, James Brown was one of the most influential 20th century music figures, especially when it comes to soul, funk, rhythm & blues, and rap, awing and inspiring millions in a career that lasted some six decades. His energetic vocals and distinctive choreography propelled the popularity of Rhythm and Blues and influenced many artists and genres to come. But it was more than just his unique voice and style that made him stand out as he continually triumphed over adversity and was a beneficent advocate of social and civil rights as well as a proponent of the benefits of childhood education.