Ready, Steady, Go! Otis Redding Special Pt. 1

[lazur1]

Hard to believe this is a man who'd just turned 25 a week earlier!

[Bowser1948]

this band is the dogs bollocks ...oh lord wish i was there that night and also at Chorlton two years years before to hear Sister Rosetta Tharpe however thanks to You Tube I can

[jonathanforsyth1]

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them

Still the greatest Otis.

[aoscot]

I have the original video for this, wish it would come out on dvd coz the video is getting worn out with so much play! Sheer class, talent oozing out of every pore. Eric Burdon and Chris Farlowe are also ace on this, it must have been one of the best RSG's ever. When you look at some of the mince that passes for talent today, well it makes you weep.

[shoutandshimmy]

@aoscot Absolutely brilliant is also the RSG! Motown special from 1965. :-)

[allanscot1]

@shoutandshimmy Yeah, I still have an old VHS tape of that show somewhere, but unfortunately it got chewed up so is virtually unwatchable now. I remember it being awesome though, with perhaps Smokey Robinson and the Miracles being the show stealers - their renditions of Mickey's Monkee and Ooo Baby Baby are particulary brilliant. My only regret about that show is my own favourites, The Four Tops, aren't on it. Thanks for reminding me of it though, I will have to search it out on you tube!

[spadge321]

the duck's bass playing,, shit hot stuff !!!!!

[delboy65]

I recorded this in the 80's and used to watch it b4 I went out on the weekends to get myself in a good party mood... it worked every time mate!

[gloverelaxis]

that is some shit dancing

[MrByrdbath]

Cathy Cathy Cathy......I just hope Dave Clark plans to make all of the Ready Steady Go shows avail. soon including this amazing red hot one.

[TheFeckineejit]

the best of the best

[thestar406]

Thank You for putting this up...

[gigajogi]

AWESOME ! Otis is the best ! And not to forget the great go go dancers, with Sandy Sarjeant in the middle, at 3:33 and 4:48 .

[Markpws]

If I could chose when & where to go back in time - this would be on my list of things to do! As would the 1967 Stax/Volt Tour of Europe. And maybe the last night at the Wigan Casino!

Thanks for posting this amazing piece of film. I must go - I need to dance.

[atdponch]

OMG. this is the greatest youtube video I have ever seen.

[cequin1]

Thank you for posting this amazing video. Otis was the king for me; he dropped of the tour when it came to my home town so I didn't get to see him and then he died- a 14 year old white girl in Gloucester cried for a week.....RSG was probably the best UK music show ever and gave you an amazing feeling when you heard "the weekend starts here" and then 5,4,3,2,1 by Manfred Mann (i hope I am remembering it correctly)

[mark919]

@cequin1

Great comment...RSG was the best and Otis was even better!

[XEpikurX]

Great!!!!!!

[BLUEIYEDSOUL]

Has anyone ever seen footage of OTIS live that didn't send chils down your spine? I have watched everything I can find, beg , borrow, buy or steal and live 42 years after that cold December day his energy comes through the screen like you are in the front row. To think he did all we have of him in 5 years and before he was even 30 is just amazing. RIP BIG O

[elvispreseli]

This is a dynamite performance only bettered by James Brown and the Famous Flames live on the Ready Steady Go! special. Why oh why did those mo' fo's at the BBC wipe the tapes??

[ronwhycherly]

From recollection James Brown was very poor on that night. Cathy McGowan thought so. The other one I'd like to see is the Solomon burke one.

Still let's be grateful this one, probably, no, definitely ,the best RSG survives. Even my kids think this is great and comment how people seemed to have more fun then.

Oh to be 16 again watching this stuff and falling asleep dreaming of Sandy Sarjent.

[alonenjersey]

No way. There was plenty of folks in Britian who so loved the music of The Beach Boys, The Byrds, the Motown Sound, the gang from Stax Records, etc.

[Polly1942]

The British always loved American Black music.When most of the groups came from across the water it was the music and people they wanted to meet.

[mrbag60]

Without a doubt this RSG featuring Otis is probably one of the 10 greatest musical performances put to video i have seen so far; even better than his seminal performance at Monterey Pop.

[Hdpyou]

This music makes you feel really happy. Otis Redding: The top of the tops.

[alonenjersey]

Another example of just how much the British LOVED any singer/band that came from America.

[thickdescription]

Perhaps just a leetle bit of an exaggeration....

[dax247]

Can't believe this has only had 19,000 views? Go figure??

[byggarebob]

Best drummer ever.

[tony671]

RIP OTIS THE GREATEST SOUL SINGER EVER

[bisarrows]

Le respondo a mi amigo que pregunto como se llamaba la última canción. "My Girl" y si te refieres a la última canción del show es un medley "I Can't Turn You Loose-Shake-Land Of 1000 Dances"

[inonciego]

Como se llama la utima cancion que canta???

[stephanefr]

"My girl"

[luverlything]

OTIS The greates SOUL MAN ever!!! Top of the Pops was a tv show I never missed. A true blast from the past. Amazing, thanks so much.

[reydelglam64]

puuuuuuuuura vida soulbrothers!

[laplumadelindio]

De lo mejor que nunca se volver repetir en la vida!

[Clarecanet]

this is amazing

[mattyp3400]

this TV show looked pretty sweet good crowd

[lividfarmer]

Absolutely Incredible!!!

[paulfivey]

That's not Booker T & the MGs.

That bass player is not Duck Dunn.

It looks like the Bar-Kays with some extra horns.

[artoftherhyme]

that is correct. The Bar-Kays were O's band.

[amephone]

Aren't they .I think they are english band.But not so bad.

[KISSMikePEZ]

Plus...for crying' out loud Booker T. & the MG's, the tightest!

[KISSMikePEZ]

I think this is the best soul video I have ever seen.I love James Brown...but hot damn Otis was the shit!!!

[rutlegirl]

good god that man was so cool... lol I have watched this ready steady go episode so many times.  I had i on BETA recorded off tv when it was rerun on tv in the late 80s

so cool, thanks for posting

[railcar123]

I rented this years ago at Blockbuster Video...then it disappeared off the shelf for some reason. Great performances from all three.

Great backup band too!

[nogamez26]

Back up band is Booker T and the MG's!

[redSuikoden]

Err... since when is Mr Cropper and Dunn black? :P

[nogamez26]

my bad I meant the Bar-Kays

[srvinfinity]

Thanks SOOOOO much for this! I'm an old soul survivor and this does more than fill me up with soul, I'm overflowing OOooOHOHO OH Big O. What you DOOOOOOOO mMm aaAAAhh!

[louder58]

Thanks for putting this up. Awesome.

[Ironymovies]

thank you so much for this!!!!

you made my day!

Great preformance, dont see this much heart in music anymore

[razead]

listen at THAT My Girl outro !! O_O it's awesome !!

thanks for sharing, shoutandshimmy :-D

[FLorgi1993]

The intro is a little bit to long but otis is jeah hes just great

[shoutandshimmy]

I cutted the very long intro of RSG! and left the announcement of Chris Farlowe and Eric Burdon as they will appear in the next parts of the show. Please forgive me, mate. ;-)

[Markpws]

@shoutandshimmy

If I could chose when & where to go back in time - this would be on my list of things to do! As would the 1967 Stax/Volt Tour of Europe. And maybe the last night at the Wigan Casino!

Thanks for posting this amazing piece of film. I must go - I need to dance.

[celticsoulman]

@shoutandshimmy  no need to apologise great job

[dogsbollox5]

@shoutandshimmy The intro isn't too long at all. It's great to see, no matter how long. Thanks for putting this piece of musical history on You Tube, amazing performances. Great quality.

[tony671]

@shoutandshimmy no need for forgiveness m8 great video u have to love otis or u know fuck all about real SOUL MUSIC

[jt123egypte]

Otis Redding was the greatest  Soulsinger ever!