Sunday, April 26, 2009

I just want to " sit on the dock of the bay" with Otis Redding


Hello Everybody

Today I would like to talk about one of my favorite soul singers, Otis Redding Junior. I think he was one of the most influential singers just like Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke or Ray Charles.

Redding was born in the small town of Dawson, Georgia. His early influences were Little Richard and Sam Cooke. In 1960, Redding began touring the South with Johnny Jenkins and The Pinetoppers. In 1962, Redding made his first real mark in the music business during a Johnny Jenkins session when, during studio time left over, he recorded "These Arms of Mine", a ballad that he had written. The song became a minor hit on Volt Records, a subsidiary of the renowned Southern soul label Stax, based in Memphis, Tennessee. On December 9, 1967, Redding and his backup band, The Bar-Kays, made an appearance in Cleveland, Ohio on the local "Upbeat" television show. The next afternoon, Redding, his manager, the pilot, and four members of The Bar-Kays were killed when his Beechcraft 18 airplane crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 10, 1967. The cause of the crash was never precisely determined.

His best known song "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was recorded only three days before Redding's death

Redding had recorded a massive amount of material in late 1967 just before his death (it was from these sessions that "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" emerged. A number of successful singles emerged from these LPs, among them "Amen" (1968), "Hard to Handle" (1968), "I've Got Dreams to Remember" (1968) (one of my favorites), "Love Man" (1969), and "Look at That Girl" (1969).

Redding was inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994, and in 1999 he posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed three Redding recordings ("Shake," "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," and "Try a Little Tenderness") among its list of "The 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll." [12] Rolling Stone ranked Redding #21 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In November 2008, Rolling Stone Magazine placed Redding at number 8 in their list of "100 Greatest Singers of All-Time".

I really like Otis Redding .Actually I’m almost listening everyday to at least one of its songs. Also we can see its influence through all the references made to him in movies, live shows or with all the existing covers either official or unofficial of its songs (check it on YouTube it’s amazing).When I began writing this post I was thinking about telling you my favorite Otis’s song but I just can’t.I can make it a top 5 or 10 but there are too many beautiful songs for me to choose. So I’d like you to tell me what is yours?

This is the last television peformance by Otis Redding less than 24 hours before his death

Hello everybody
I'd like to tell you that from time to time i'll be posting in this blog my song of the day,videos,posts about artists, songs or albums I love,maybe some poems of mine but mostly this blog will be about MUSIC.Because this is what I like, what I need and i'm really looking forward to share it all with you :)
Thanks

Friday, April 17, 2009

Jason Damato


Hello everybody I'd like to introduce you to a new artist i've discovered few times ago.His name is Jason Damato,he released an EP on Itunes and Amazon called "Floating down a river ".
For the past week i've been listening to his songs all day long I even keep hearing it in my head when i'm walking, cooking , eating even sleeping.When this Californian Native starts to sing you can only close your eyes and listen to his voice imagining you're on the beach watching the sunset with a campfire.His beach folk soul is uplifting and the lyrics are just beautiful.His Life philosophy and his voice makes him a great artist who just wants you to " Live the Life you Love".From "Floating down a river " to "Capsized" or my favorite one "Just not home", you'll get involved in his universe and you'll never want to be out of it.Based on his personal story, he wrote a song called " One Warm Coat" to help an association called also "One warm Coat" to help the homeless and all proceeds goes to the association.
But he's more than a great artist he's also a very very nice person that always take time for his fans via MySpace, Facebook or Twitter.And i'm pretty sure the number of his fans will keep on getting bigger and bigger..

Go get your EP on Itunes , Amazon or rhapsody cause one thing is sure you gotta have it ( i got mine :) ) !!! Trust me it's even better on acoustic session.
check his myspace page http://www.myspace.com/jasondamato
Follow him on Twitter @jasondamato

for acoustic videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/DamatoTV

Please watch videos of "Just not Home", "Hold on to me " and "Floating down a river" If you're not convinced after that well then something must be wrong with you ;)
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