Artist:Otis Redding
Song:Pain In My Heart
Album:Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding
Despite his tragic death on Dec. 10, 1967 in a plane crash at age 26, Otis Redding is still regarded as one the greatest R & B singers in pop music history. And at the time of his death, he was just breaking through to a wider audience. A lot of oldies don't age well but Redding's sound is still fresh today. It must be that church upbringing. This 4CD box set is a must for any R & B fan. Otis wrote a lot of his own songs usually with Booker T & the MGs guitarist Steve Cropper while they were recording at the Stax studio in Memphis. Otis wrote Pain In My Heart but was sued when Allen Toussaint thought it was too similar to one of his songs. Toussaint won the suit.
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