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Mencari Otis Redding

On The 50th Anniversary Of His Death, An Exploration Of The Biggest Question Mark In Music History

Yayınlandı December 10, 2017

Two blocks from the Wisconsin state capitol building, and 150-odd feet away from Lake Monona-- an eight square mile lake that, along with neighboring Lake Mendota, creates the isthmus that forms the downtown of the city of Madison--is the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Monona Terrace Convention Center has two matching, four story pillars as its anchors, each of which features a beautifully maintained rooftop garden. On the northern pillar--near where you can enjoy a $6.95 plate of snap peas from the Lake Vista Cafe-- are three benches, centered around a solitary plaque that begins “Otis Redding: King of the Soul Singers.”

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Plaque ini mudah terabaikan – area dudukannya tertutup oleh pot-pot tanaman yang mengelilingi area makan untuk lokasi kacang manis – tetapi ia berdiri sebagai satu-satunya tanda publik dalam pengakuan tragedi yang terjadi 50 tahun yang lalu hari ini. Pada 10 Desember 1967, Otis Redding dan band pendukungnya, yang sebagian besar terdiri dari remaja Bar-Kays, dalam perjalanan untuk mengadakan pertunjukan di Factory – klub rock yang telah lama hilang di jalur sempit antara pusat kota Madison dan kampus UW-Madison, yang sekarang adalah toko buku feminis – ketika pesawat mereka jatuh di Danau Monona. Tujuh dari delapan penumpang meninggal, dengan trompetis Bar-Kays Ben Cauley sebagai satu-satunya yang selamat. Plaque di Monona Terrace memiliki trivia sedih: satu-satunya pertunjukan terjadwal yang Otis Redding lewatkan dalam karirnya adalah pertunjukan di Factory.

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Andrew Winistorfer

Andrew Winistorfer is Senior Director of Music and Editorial at Vinyl Me, Please, and a writer and editor of their books, 100 Albums You Need in Your Collection and The Best Record Stores in the United States. He’s written Listening Notes for more than 30 VMP releases, co-produced multiple VMP Anthologies, and executive produced the VMP Anthologies The Story of Vanguard, The Story of Willie Nelson, Miles Davis: The Electric Years and The Story of Waylon Jennings. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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