Sunday, April 24, 2011

Otis Redding "Pain in My Heart" and the Rolling Stones

I know you've heard Otis Redding, but how much do you really know of him?

I'm going to pony up and be the first to say, I really didn't know much about him before today. 

He died at twenty-six in a plane crash after a show in Cleveland, Ohio, the plane crashed in Madison, Wisconsin. Despite his very young age, he had three children and a wife!

So - all those hits, hits upon hits that you know but don't really know well were done by a very young fellow!

His big hit "(Sitting on) The Dock of the Bay" was recorded only a few days before his fatal crash:


"Pain In My Heart"


Stones cover of "The Pain in My Heart" 


Redding cover of "Satisfaction"


"You Don't Miss Your Water" 

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