The American Music Icon Series Presents The Big O

This week we go Memphis,to Soulville USA, to pay homage to Stax Recording Studio's favorite son, Otis Ray Redding.    Otis is considered to be one of the greatest singers in American pop music...who can be described as Mr. Soul, Mr. Pitiful, but around here we call him the Big O.  Otis left his mark on soul music with tunes like:

I've Been Loving You Too Long - William Bell

These Arms Of Mine - Joan Osborne

I've Got Dreams To Remember - B.B. Major

Shout Bam A Lama B2B with 

Wet Willie and Mickey Murray

Wholesale Love - Arthur Conley

Security - Irma Thomas

Mr. Pitiful - Doug Sahm

Cigarettes and Coffee - Sweet Linda Devine

Fa Fa Fa FA Fa (Sad Song) - Lou Rawls

Try  Little Tenderness B2B with 

Katie Webster and Jack Lemmon

You Left The Water Running - Dan Penn

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay -The Staple Singers

Tribute To The King - Johnny Jenkins

Otis Is Gone  Parts 1 and 2 (fade) - Lattimore Brown

This podcast is strictly by the numbers

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