Sam Cooke and Otis Redding

[tfwsoll]

It's been a sad weekend in musical history. A day apart in 1964 and 1967 we lost two exceptionally talented artists. So here's in memory of Sam Cooke, 22nd January 1931, died 11th December 1964 and Otis Redding 9th September 1941 - 10th December 1967:

 

[Jah Lush]

Two supreme soul voices. As singers go it doesn't get much better than these two.

[Townleygreen]

Agreed. They were great. I remember Otis's demise though not Sam's unfortunately.

[steveo]

When Otis died we wore black armbands at school

[MrBen]

Possibly the two greatest male singers of the last 50 years. Hearing Sam Cooke in that kind of live set up gives me goose bumps - it is sublime. Both gone way too early....

[tfwsoll]

Glad to see there's some fellow soulsters out there. That live Sam Cooke album is amazing - I'm not sure that I know of another artist that could do a nearly 3 minute intro to a song and without losing the audience.

[MrBen]

On the strength of your post, tfwsoll, it's now on my christmas list!

[Wilhelm]

Superb call tfwsoll. Lest we forget the greats.

[????]

Or as a fantastic tribute to them bothe, how about Otis Redding singing a beautiful, powerful and fantasic civil rights song wirtten by Sam Cooke

A Change is Gonna Come

Tow brilliant talents cut short

[Otta]

Great voices. Although there are a few others from that era too IMO.

[Parkdrive]

Absloutely devine voices, but I prefer Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye. Marvin was the sweetest soul, greatly missed.

[Sue]

I love Otis Redding's version of My Girl - I've still got the single somewhere .....