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Otis Redding
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Otis Redding runs through 4 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside Booker T. & the M.G.'s, A Tribe Called Quest and Aretha Franklin.
Shows where Otis Redding appears
Stax Soul: The MG's Groove
From "Green Onions" to "Soul Man," Booker T. & the M.G.'s forge the unmistakable Memphis Sound, defining Stax Records' Southern soul as both hitmakers and house band.
1 of 7 tracks — (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Covers That Erased Originals
The definitive version isn't always the first. Aretha Franklin redefines "Respect," and Johnny Cash makes Trent Reznor's "Hurt" his own.
1 of 7 tracks — Respect
Stax's Indispensable Horns
From The Mar-Keys' "Philly Dog" to Otis Redding, the Memphis Horns forge Stax Records' gutsy sound, hitting listeners in the gut.
2 of 8 tracks — Chained and Bound · Respect
Whistle While You Work It
De La Soul's "Eye Know" masterfully recontextualizes Otis Redding's melancholic whistle from "Dock of the Bay" into a joyful hook, showcasing the innovative sampling that defined 3 Feet High and Rising and built on.
2 of 7 tracks — (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay · Try a Little Tenderness