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When he died suddenly at the age of twenty-six, Otis Redding (1941–1967) was the conscience of a new kind of soul music. Berry Gordy 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 grand tragedy. Now, in this transformative work, Mark Ribowsky contextualises Redding’s life within the larger cultural movements of his era. 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.

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"...lively and judicious account of the life of Otis Redding…" -- The Telegraph
"His [Ribowsky's] understanding of the music is exemplary…" -- Mojo
"A lot of familiar ground is inevitably covered, but Ribowsky is largely equal to the task of making it seem fresh again...He's especially good at the way the music business at the time was run…" -- Uncut
"Ribowsky tackles his subject matter with conviction and aplomb, reaffirming Redding's seismic role in Southern soul music…" -- Record Collector

Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records,

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 21 June 2016
      ISBN-13 9781631491931
      978-1631491931
      ISBN-10 1631491938
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      Entertainment Composers and songwriters Musicians, singers, bands and groups Popular music

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      When he died suddenly at the age of twenty-six, Otis Redding (1941–1967) was the conscience of a new kind of soul music. Berry Gordy 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 grand tragedy. Now, in this transformative work, Mark Ribowsky contextualises Redding’s life within the larger cultural movements of his era. 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.

      Trade Review
      "...lively and judicious account of the life of Otis Redding…" -- The Telegraph
      "His [Ribowsky's] understanding of the music is exemplary…" -- Mojo
      "A lot of familiar ground is inevitably covered, but Ribowsky is largely equal to the task of making it seem fresh again...He's especially good at the way the music business at the time was run…" -- Uncut
      "Ribowsky tackles his subject matter with conviction and aplomb, reaffirming Redding's seismic role in Southern soul music…" -- Record Collector

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