827 Otis Redding (1941-1967) “Respect” 1965

“The crowds coming to see him were getting bigger and more enthusiastic; he could sense that his life was quickly changing. ‘I think he was more sophisticated and aware of who he was,’ Phil Walden said. ‘He was successful and he liked that lifestyle, being a star and having people like him. He was into being Otis Redding, and I think it reflects in his music. He was a real star finally, not something we tried to fabricate’” (Scott Freeman, Otis! The Otis Redding Story, 2001). 

Otis Redding “Respect”