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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这块纪念牌很容易被忽视——它的座位区被环绕餐饮区的花坛掩盖，但它是唯一一个公开纪念50年前今天发生的悲剧的标记。1967年12月10日，Otis Redding和他的伴奏乐队，大多是青少年组成的Bar-Kays，正准备在Factory演出——这是一个已消失的摇滚俱乐部，位于麦迪逊市中心和威斯康星大学麦迪逊校区之间，现在是一本女性主义书店——他们的飞机在Monona湖坠毁。八名乘客中有七人遇难，Bar-Kays的喇叭手Ben Cauley是唯一的幸存者。位于Monona Terrace的纪念牌上有一条悲伤的小 trivia：Otis Redding生涯中唯一未按计划演出的演出就是他在Factory的演出。
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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