50+ MusicMar 18
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by the #soul singer #OtisRedding and the guitarist #SteveCropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on #StaxRecords' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous number 1 single in the US. It reached number 3 on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVjnBo96Ug
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Official Music Video)

Watch the official video for (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding. The video features video clips and photos of Otis Redding in the prime of his ...

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That Other PlaceMar 13

This week's #alternateFridayMusic theme is #water.

This is an excellent live version of a soul classic, originally recorded in 1961:

William Bell: You Don't Miss Your Water (a live performance from 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97vpagft7Y

Bell had a concert in Helsinki in 2017, after the release of his wonderful comeback album, "This Is Where I Live", and of course sang this song as well.

#WilliamBell #BookerTJones #soulmusic #StaxRecords

William Bell Performs "You Don't Miss Your Water" at In Performance at the White House

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gotofritzMar 10

Sad how Linda Lyndell, after recording this absolute #banger of a tune for #StaxRecords, was targed by the KKK for "crossing the race line" and ended up giving up her career

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMfG-bX7NxI

#soul #music

LINDA LYNDELL : What a Man

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50+ MusicFeb 2
"B-A-B-Y" is a 1966 song written by #IsaacHayes and #DavidPorter. The song was first recorded in 1966 by #CarlaThomas. Her version was released as the opening track of her album Carla, and as a single by #StaxRecords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jmFF_c4P6k
1966 HITS ARCHIVE: B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas (mono 45)

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50+ MusicJan 25
"Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by #IsaacHayes in 1971, is the #soul and #funk-styled #themeSong to the #MetroGoldwynMayer film Shaft. The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the #moviesSoundtrack by #StaxRecords' Enterprise label. "#ThemeFromShaft" went to no. 2 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart (behind "#InnerCityBluesMakeMeWannaHoller" by #MarvinGaye).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViGrDTGDsfs
Isaac Hayes - "Shaft" | 2002 Induction

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50+ MusicJan 19
"I Thank You" is a song written by #DavidPorter and #IsaacHayes originally recorded by #SamAndDave, released in early 1968. The single was Sam & Dave's final release on #StaxRecords, reaching No. 9 on the #Billboard Pop singles chart and No. 4 on the #RAndB chart. Shortly after its release, Stax severed its distribution deal with #AtlanticRecords and Sam & Dave, who were actually signed to Atlantic and loaned out to Stax and began recording for Atlantic proper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCYK4Di8lhs
I Thank You by ZZ Top REMASTERED

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That Other PlaceJan 16

This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #Holiday. This clip is from Jools Holland's TV show:

William Bell: Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e2YqD5YkQA

#music #williambell #joolsholland #soulmusic #staxrecords

William Bell - Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday (Jools Annual Hootenanny 2015)

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ZeppeDec 4

Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist and member of Booker T. & MG's and The Blues Brothers Band, died at age 84

I was at both bands' concert at Porretta Soul 2008, what a night

Booker T & The MG's - 'Tic Tac Toe' live [Colourised] 1967

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_8DgqR0JbI

> One of the best bands of all time filmed in Oslo on April 7, 1967 by NRK – the Norwegian public broadcasting corporation

#SteveCropper #BookerTMgs #StaxRecords #BluesBrothers

Booker T & The MG's - 'Tic Tac Toe' live [Colourised] 1967

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“Play it, Steve!”
R.I.P. #SteveCooper
#bluebrothers #BookerTandtheMGs #Memphis #southSoul #StaxRecords #greenonions #breakingnews #apnewsalert
https://apnews.com/article/steve-cropper-obituary-57fff73cf820438e89fe894cdd3a5995?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
Steve Cropper, member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of Booker T. and the M.G.'s, the house band for the Stax/Volt labels. In 2007, Cropper won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the group. He also became known to younger fans as member of the group backing Blues Brothers John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.

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That Other PlaceNov 15

For this week's #SaturdayOnStage I've chosen one of my favorite video clips, which is from the 1972 concert movie "Wattstax".

The Emotions: Peace Be Still (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFWZcMxFmd0

At the time, the Emotions were making excellent secular recordings for Stax's Volt subsidiary, but it's a revelation to see how incredibly good they were when they were singing gospel music at a small Los Angeles church.

#music #emotions #gospelmusic #soulmusic #Wattstax #staxrecords #1970s #LosAngeles

Peace Be Still

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