Remember Otis Redding and the Historic Released of His Album, The Dock of the Bay Feb. 23, 1967
The final studio album by Otis Redding was released posthumously on Feb. 23, 1968. "The Dock of the Bay" is reported as Redding’s largest-selling album worldwide.
Men's Journal22d
R&B Legend, Former Politician Dead at 85
He went on to have hits with “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” (1965), which he co-wrote with Otis Redding; and “Let It Be Me” (1966), which he sang with Betty Everett. Butler released ...
The Associated Press on MSN13d
Punk rock legend, ‘Scrooged’ actor dead at 75
He filled notebooks with poems and lyrics as a young man and liked a lot of different music — R&B, Cuban, Janis Joplin and ...
CNN21d
Jerry ‘Iceman’ Butler, soul singer whose hits included ‘Only the Strong Survive,’ dead at 85
Butler was an inspired songwriter who collaborated with Otis Redding on “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” a signature ballad for Redding; and with Gamble and Huff on “Only the Strong ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation13d
New York Dolls singer David Johansen dies aged 75
He filled notebooks with poems and lyrics as a young man and liked a lot of different music — R&B, Cuban, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding. The Dolls — the final original line-up included ...
The Washington Post22d
Jerry Butler, soul singer who once fronted the Impressions, dies at 85
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced hits including “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...
Stereogum22d
Soul Great Jerry Butler Dead At 85
A year later, Butler co-wrote Otis Redding’s classic “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” In the late ’60s, Butler recorded a strong of hits with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the two ...
Los Angeles Times21d
Jerry Butler, R&B singer and early leader of the Impressions, dies at 85
The group scored a deal with Vee-Jay Records in 1958 and released “For Your Precious Love,” which Otis Redding and Jackie Wilson later covered. After leaving the Impressions in Mayfield’s ...