“The beloved ’60s soul titan . . . comes alive in [Jonathan] Gould’s insightful, well-researched biography.”—People“Magisterial . . . With meticulous scholarship [and] lively prose . . . Gould has created a vital book that helps contextualize one of the most important figures in pop music.”—Boston GlobeAN NPR AND ROLLING STONE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAROtis Redding remains an immortal presence ...

De sa naissance dans une petite maison sur la plantation où travaillait son père, à son décès vingt-six ans plus tard, dans un tragique accident d’avion, des clubs miteux de Macon (Géorgie) (où il succède à James Brown et à Little Richard) à la scène du festival de Monterey, la vie d’Otis Redding se raconte comme un grand roman de l’Amérique des années 1960, celle de la lutte pour les droits civiques, de la soul, des mythiques studios de Stax Records, du mouvement hippie...Directeur...

Een thriller van de koningin van de Nederlandstalige YAMelvin Junior is een urban explorer. Samen met zijn broer Otis bezoekt hij stiekem verlaten gebouwen: oude ziekenhuizen, fabrieken en vergeten villa's waar de tijd lijkt stil te staan. Terwijl Otis foto's maakt, fantaseert Melvin over de mensen die er ooit woonden of werkten. Wanneer ze naar Prinsenbeek verhuizen, ontdekt Otis in het Liesbos een leegstaande woning die hij het Jagershuis noemt. Een perfecte urbe...

“The beloved ’60s soul titan . . . comes alive in [Jonathan] Gould’s insightful, well-researched biography.”—People“Magisterial . . . With meticulous scholarship [and] lively prose . . . Gould has created a vital book that helps contextualize one of the most important figures in pop music.”—Boston GlobeAN NPR AND ROLLING STONE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAROtis Redding remains an immortal presence ...

Simbolo del suono della Stax, l'etichetta di Memphis cha ha profondamente influenzato la scena musicale degli anni Sessanta e non solo, Otis Redding è stato un interprete straordinario, un artista che ha colpito l'attenzione e la sensibilità di milioni di persone in tutto il mondo. In circostanze rocambolesche, entra a far parte della Stax. Nel giro di pochi anni, grazie a un numero impressionante di concerti e a una serie di incisioni divenute storiche, Otis Redding diventerà la stella, i...

Otis Redding's classic song "Respect"—as popularized by Aretha Franklin—becomes an empowering picture book exploring the concept of mutual respect through the eyes of a young girl."[ Respect's] art, by Rachel Moss, a Jamaican illustrator fueled by the energy of the Caribbean, will make readers want to amp up the music and dance, which perhaps is exactly what all of us need right now." — New York Times Book Review"R-E-S-P-E-C-T / F...

Otis Redding and Steve Cropper's timeless ode to never-ending days is given fresh new life in this heartwarming picture book."This amiable story can be taken at face value about the power of kindness, or can offer children an introduction to music as well as songwriting. A great summer-day song with such cheerful art makes it easy to recommend this." — School Library Journal"Sittin' in the mornin' sunI'll be sittin' wh...

"En ny tid begynder. Jeg forsøger at skubbe tankerne om min mormor og hendes manglende kærlighed til mig til side og koncentrere mig om mit nye hjem. Jeg opdager, hvor forskelligt mine kusiner og fætre har levet i forhold til mig. Hos mor har der aldrig været særlig mange regler, da vi kun var to, der boede sammen. Nu er vi syv mennesker i en toogenhalv værelses lejlighed og skal indrette os, så vi alle kan være der."Saschas barndom er præget af pludselige forandringer, mange flytn...

"En ny tid begynder. Jeg forsøger at skubbe tankerne om min mormor og hendes manglende kærlighed til mig til side og koncentrere mig om mit nye hjem. Jeg opdager, hvor forskelligt mine kusiner og fætre har levet i forhold til mig. Hos mor har der aldrig været særlig mange regler, da vi kun var to, der boede sammen. Nu er vi syv mennesker i en toogenhalv værelses lejlighed og skal indrette os, så vi alle kan være der."Saschas barndom er præget af pludselige forandringer, mange flytn...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Nonfiction)Finalist for the Marfield Prize, National Award for Arts Writing“Evokes the fire of Redding.... Ribowsky tells the story with nonstop energy, while always probing for the larger social and musical pictures.” —New York Times Book ReviewWhen he died in one of rock's string of tragic plane crashes, Otis Redding was only twenty-six, yet already the avatar of a new kind ...

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 Ri...

In a recording career spanning some fifty years, bridging a range in time and style that reaches from the early days at Memphis’s Stax Records to Carlos Santana’s eight-Grammy year in 2000 and beyond, producer Jim Gaines has operated the mixing board for some of the greatest artists in American music. Journey, Huey Lewis and the News, Steve Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Dionne Warwick are just a few of the influential musicians who have entrusted their creativity and talent to his proven...