Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul

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Mark Ribowsky

Dreams to Remember

Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul

Mark Ribowsky

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Liveright Publishing Corporation
20 June 2016

Soul & R 'n' B; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

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.

By: Mark Ribowsky
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 316g
ISBN: 9781631491931
ISBN 10: 1631491938
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 20 June 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Ribowsky is the author of twelve books, including Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations and the New York Times Notable Book Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball. He lives in Florida.

Reviews for Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul

...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