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Dreams to Remember : Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul

When he died suddenly at the age of twenty-six, Otis Redding (1941-1967) had already become the conscience of a new kind of music. Sure, Berry Gordy might have built the first black-owned music empire at Motown, but Redding was doing something as historic: mainstreaming black music within the whitest bastions of the post-Confederate south. As a result, the Redding story still largely untold is one of great conquest but, sadly, grand tragedy.

Now, in this transformative work, Mark Ribowsky contextualizes Redding's life within the larger cultural movements of his era, whisking us from the sinful clubs of Macon to the trendsetting studios in Memphis and, finally, to the pulsating stage of the Monterey Music Festival where, in a single set, Redding immortalized himself as soul legend. What emerges in Dreams To Remember is not only a triumph of music history but also a reclamation of a visionary who would come to define an entire era.


Author:

  • Mark Ribowsky

Narrator:

  • Dan John Miller

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 10 h 47 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Culture
  • Music

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    Mark Ribowsky

    Mark Ribowsky is the acclaimed author of more than thirty books on music, sports, and pop culture. His definitive biographies include those of Phil Spector, the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Lynyrd Skynyrd, James Taylor, Hank Williams, and Little Richard. His biography of Otis Redding was a finalist for the prestigious Marfield Prize. Some of his sports subjects include Al Davis, Satchel Paige, Howard Cosell, Tom Landry, Don Shula, the Manning family, and a complete history of the Negro Leagues. Ribowsky co-authored Dale Berra’s My Dad, Yogi. He has written major articles for Playboy, Penthouse, and Sport, and appeared on NBC’s Dateline, Primetime, The Tavis Smiley Show, and numerous documentaries and radio and internet programs.

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