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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這塊紀念牌很容易被忽略——它的座位區被環繞用餐區的花槽遮住，但它是唯一一個公開紀念50年前今天發生悲劇的標記。1967年12月10日，Otis Redding和他的伴舞樂隊，主要是青少年組成的Bar-Kays，正前往在Factory演出——這是一家已不存在的搖滾俱樂部，位於麥迪遜市中心與威斯康辛大學麥迪遜校區之間，現在是一家女性主義書店——當他們的飛機在Monona湖墜毀。八名乘客中有七人遇難，Bar-Kays的喇叭手Ben Cauley是唯一的生還者。位於Monona Terrace的紀念牌有一個悲傷的小 trivia：Otis Redding在他生涯中唯一推遲的演出就是他在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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