| Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul Contributor(s): Ribowsky, Mark (Author), Miller, Dan (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1622319397 ISBN-13: 9781622319398 Publisher: HighBridge Audio OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Soul & R&b - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.86" W x 5.56" (0.51 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Miller, Dan: - Dan John Miller has earned multiple Audie Award nominations, winning for The Wrecking Crew by Kent Hartman; has twice been named a Best Voice by AudioFile magazine; and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards.Ribowsky, Mark: - Mark Ribowsky is the New York Times acclaimed, bestselling author of fifteen books, including biographies of Tom Landry, Al Davis, Hank Williams, and In the Name of the Father: Family, Football, and the Manning Dynasty. He lives in Florida. |