He was Amazing a remarkable talent he died a very tragic death in 1967 when the plane he was travelling plunged into a lake in my opinion 1 of the Best soul Stars of all time up there with the greats such as artists like Aretha Franklin - James Brown Wilson Pickett and many others
Keep in mind I'm only 15 when I say this, but I'm not like other people when it comes to music. I actually know what real talent is and not what people like Disney and Nickelodeon want you to believe is talent.
Man with all of the popularity all of today's flash in the pan corporate sell-out popstars running around. Guys like Otis, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Kings must be rolling in their graves. At the thought of someone who has only a speck of talent compared to them being wildly famous in the relatively short amount of time it took them to become famous. While guys like them had to work for their fame, it's a shame that real talent gets passed over for little kids these days.
A remake of Ready Steady Go is needed -tho' doubt if today they could make it so RAW - pure ELECTRIC, bloody fantastic - and Otis so sad to die so young. My parents couldnt understand why I was glued to it each week . Wish I was young again.
Makes me cry everytime I watch this. The man is just oozing with talent. From a time when talent was the only thing that mattered. God bless you Otis.
Makes me cry everytime I watch this. The man is just oozing with talent. From a time when talent was the only things that mattered. God bless you Otis.
used to get home from work every friday and watch rsg between 6-7pm,to see class acts like this,otis,eric burden and chris farlowe jamming was something else.saw otis live in leeds uk 3 months bfore he died in a plane crash,he was on a stax tour.there are some parts of your life thats worh living,this era was that.
@skatsuf Hey did you ever see the Documentary about Soul Train on VH 1. Some of he kids on that show who danced on Soul Train started on American Bandstand as well. Damita Jo Freeman & Jermaine Stewart.
Maybe everybody knows it. the dancer in the middle is Sandy Sarjeant, she's awesome ! And she did from about 1967 a great gogo dancer job in the german Beat Club tv show.
Maybe everybody knows it. the dancer in the middle is Sandy Sarjeant, she's awesome ! And she did from about 1967 a great gogo dancer job in the german Beat Club tv show.
STAX was a fusion of white and black. The Markeys were "white" - the distinctive horns were all white initially. Booker T and the MGs were half white with the guitar work all white.
Bob Marley said, "forget your troubles and dance". This is proof positive that if we want to, when we want to we can all put aside our differences and troubles and dance... My god what fire!
re the comments below about skinheads at 2.46. They were definitely NOT skinheads - some guys from Lincoln who used to go to the Mojo and the Twisted Wheel. RSG people used to go to clubs and get good dancers to appear on the show. My ex missed being at this show as he had to work.
I recall seeing this live as a kid. I then knew black America had another dimension - STAX. Look at the audience dancing around the band and Otis. It seems so natural and it was. Sandy Seargent is the white dancer, resident on RSG.
I emailed a US friend the clip who had never heard of RSG was knocked out. He said you people were light years ahead of us, as black US music was still not quite mainstream then. Eric Burden with Otis! Shock to him. He always viewed English quite staid.
Otis, we will never NEVER see the likes of you again. The Lord only blessed us for such a short while with you. Even in your absence, you have brought true joy to millions and millions through your performances.
ha! these strangely exotic colors just fucked middle england, and they knew it, some of the kids here got it, i guess u get it too..! and one more thing.... that fuckin beat keeper man! god like in his own image! scuse me while i dance!
Fucking hellski!!!, i can die a happy man now that i've seen this. Some of the greatest musical footage ever. As the late great fluff freeman would say NOT ARF!!! Otis Redding, up there with the greatest.
Watching this 3 part RSG clip with Otis giving it his all, Eric with a big grin on his face, the dancers shakin' it big time and the backing band making Otis look like a billion dollars is like dying and going to rock n' soul heaven.
Otis Redding was great. Jimmy Reed was great,too. Only 3 films of Reed's performances exist on film. One of them were filmed on Ready steady go inOct/Nov 1964 when he toured GBritain. I've never seen it. But it was full (or half) playback. Did anybody know someting about that? I made a little tribut to Jimmy Reed - an animated short film (74 seconds long). I would like to invite you to watch it. Just click on my name and leave a comment/rating if you have time.
Otis Redding wouldn't even wipe his arse with what many call a "talent of the century" nowadays. That's how good he -and the qualtiy in music in general- was back then, compared to today.
Eh, yeah. At 2:43 skins come into the picture. Skinhead movement started as a British working class show of solidarity with Jamaican immigrants in the early 60s. Ska, soul and reggae were and are a big part of skinhead culture, viz "Skinhead Moonstomp".
you dont need to stand corrected the late great otis was long gone fore skinheads came into being it was mods then like chris farlow the small faces eric burden etc and otis was the man as you know we all loved him a sad sad loss i remember seeing him live what a show
such a class act left you shakin at the en shame this wont probably come back into fashion.......skinhead crap bandwagon springs to mind
I was a mod from the beginning in 1962 Nottingham. NO skinheads yet. R n' B groups came to the Dungeon and Beachcomber all nighters and people from 'The Smoke' used to come to these clubs. Chris Farlowe, Rufus Thomas 'Walking the Dog'. Music 1962 was 'Wipeout' The Surfaris. Learnt latest dances from Ready Steady Go every Friday. Reggae not yet but R n' B, Soul, Ska, My Boy Lollipop etc.
the fuckin beat keper man is one of the best things i ever seen/heard, infact i have stated before the whole band/session guys have more talent than any of todays wannabes.. that break beat at the start of 1000 dances is the best thing i ever heard, and u can see the reaction from the dancers faces, and the crowd, being white lol want to freak but darent cause they are english lol... history right here! hear? lol
My knees hurt looking at the girls but I was there 3rd row 3 wks before he died in Memphis...with my ole buddy Barg..go OTIS! Now, that tells you how old I am and why my knees hurt...always will love 'im
That's manly because people like to buy way too much of this generic, formulaproduced bullshit labeled as music today. There are enough talented people out there, but sadly they'll never make it as big as bands like "Linkin Park" and all that other shit.
Check out Sandy Sargeant at 3:48.. That's a no no for American TV back then. Shakin' her booty for Otis. Probably in her 60's and a Grandmother by now.. Hey Grandma, is that really you dancin' wit Otis? One Great Video and thanx for the post.
After watching Otis and Eric work the British crowd into a controlled frenzy, kind of makes me wish i had been born in 1950 instead of 1960 so i could have seen them at the Monterey Pop Festival.
I watched this clip on video from 'ready steady go!' when I was about 8 or 9 and was absolutely transfixed. The energy and stamina of Otis and his backing group is unparalleled. Just compare him with other bands at the same time. The who, the kinks and the animals were all great bands, but they were so rigid in their performances. This is very original for the time.
The youth could dance the same today again with no problem!!Sweeping Otis !!!
My mother told me when I was 2 years old(1967),I was very fond of similar rhythm.
Infact that year in Italy I sang&danced on my house's balcony the song "Stasera mi butto"(Tonight I throw myself)by the rhythm&blues man Rocky Roberts.
Burdon is one of very few white boys that can do it. ive seen the whole show its about 20 minutes i think and eric by himself was real good too better than with the animals but otis is an impossible match for anyone
That band right there- with my man Otis- is worth 100,000 modern douchebag alternative bands. They respected, loved, energized the audience. The music made a person feel good and it EXPLODED LIKE DYNAMITE. Quick word to these young musicians: get a haircut, get some nice clothes, and learn to play music like a man!!! God Bless You Otis...
i seen otis redding live in Glasgow in 1966 with sam and dave and lods of soul men this brings it all back, magic,pure dead brill,my old mod days ,thanks
This is the liveliest and happiest I've ever seen Eric Burdon on stage ! Obviously he loves every minute of sharing the stage with Otis ......SHAKE BABY, SHAKE ITT !!!!!
That's Eric Burdon (of the Animals), but also check out the other 'white guy', Chris Farlowe. I saw him live recently, and he still has a great voice (ans sense of humour!). His big hit was 'Out of Time'
Otis could have been an icon if he lived longer!T.V shows lke this may seem a little chessey now but I like this better than the shows nowadays with self consious presenters trying to be cool. At least people in this program can let loose and arn't to hung up to have fun!
What do you mean COULD have been an icon had he lived? He became an icon while he was alive! What's Soul music from the Sixties BUT Otis, JB, Curtis, Marvin, & Smokey, the Temps, the Tops, and Sam & Dave. Alright, Wilson Picket, too. And Soloman Burke. Eddie Floyd. Jackie Wilson. But, c'mon, Otis, would there be a Mt. Rusmore of Soul, first face would have to be Otis in the sculpture. Then Ike Turner!
Difference between Eric Burdon and Chris Farlowe here: Eric's always watching Otis to learn how it's done.
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Ottis Redding was incredible .Saw him at RSG and The Roundhouse camden 60,s Stax tour
julyarchives 1 month ago
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Wonderful
ukusamusic19641970 2 months ago
Just can't stop watching this !!!! everyday around this time ......
2maxxjazz 4 months ago
going to see Steve Cropper at Eden Court Inverness (Scotland) sunday ... wish the Big Fella was there too
Bowser1948 5 months ago
Simply the best he blew the roof off with this performance.
DudeLove1996 5 months ago 2
Nobody in a band works harder than the drummer. And THIS drummer here has on a suit and tie.
ranhill 6 months ago
superb.
speedamod 6 months ago
Sadly Keith Fordyce one of the presenters of RSG passed away on March 27th 2011 after a long illness - He was 83.
GrahamSimons 7 months ago
He was Amazing a remarkable talent he died a very tragic death in 1967 when the plane he was travelling plunged into a lake in my opinion 1 of the Best soul Stars of all time up there with the greats such as artists like Aretha Franklin - James Brown Wilson Pickett and many others
shieldsguy 7 months ago
Great music for body and soul; really classic.
G.C.P
GeorgeKopelas 7 months ago
He was and still is the greatest.
"Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them"
jonathanforsyth1 7 months ago 2
He was and still is the greatest.
"Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them"
jonathanforsyth1 7 months ago
this is proper music !!
DSilius 7 months ago
Keep in mind I'm only 15 when I say this, but I'm not like other people when it comes to music. I actually know what real talent is and not what people like Disney and Nickelodeon want you to believe is talent.
DudeLove1996 9 months ago
Man with all of the popularity all of today's flash in the pan corporate sell-out popstars running around. Guys like Otis, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Kings must be rolling in their graves. At the thought of someone who has only a speck of talent compared to them being wildly famous in the relatively short amount of time it took them to become famous. While guys like them had to work for their fame, it's a shame that real talent gets passed over for little kids these days.
DudeLove1996 9 months ago
wonderful memories - quite exhausted juist watching again - ah but that's getting old innit? keep on Otis....made my day.
MrBalf441 10 months ago
Please take away Just Bieber and bring back Otis and all of the other great talents back than. Sadly I did not grow up than but during the 90's :(
TheNorthernSoulKing 10 months ago
Please take away Just Bieber and bring back Otis and all of the other great talents back than.
TheNorthernSoulKing 10 months ago
Today's music ? No comment.
Hdpyou 11 months ago
A remake of Ready Steady Go is needed -tho' doubt if today they could make it so RAW - pure ELECTRIC, bloody fantastic - and Otis so sad to die so young. My parents couldnt understand why I was glued to it each week . Wish I was young again.
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Makes me cry everytime I watch this. The man is just oozing with talent. From a time when talent was the only thing that mattered. God bless you Otis.
mkvgmkvg 1 year ago
Makes me cry everytime I watch this. The man is just oozing with talent. From a time when talent was the only things that mattered. God bless you Otis.
mkvgmkvg 1 year ago 3
HELL YES.
grantaclause 1 year ago
i would not like to be the two guys trying to sing with Otis. Nice of Otis to acknowledge them though.
boneypart 1 year ago
jeezuz I wanna cry I can remember this show I was about 10 or 11 ,changed my idea of music for the rest of my life
duncanrs 1 year ago
I don't think 60's Britain was ready for Otis.
bmgm3 1 year ago
@bmgm3
oh yes it was i was there ....otis was massive from 2004 onwards. best soul singer ever.
TheFeckineejit 11 months ago
Thanks for this. I saw the re-run of it in the 80s, though I vaguely remember RSG from the 60s. Six horn players! Ace.
glammer 1 year ago
Fook me I can remember this show
otis reading
eric burden
and chris farlow ,I was only a young kid but this has stayed with me all these years
duncanrs 1 year ago
Otis died in a plane crash at the age of 26 what a tragic loss to the world of music he was fabulous!
nicziw 1 year ago
@nicziw
sam cooke aussi
cannedheat13 1 year ago
@cannedheat13 Sorry dont understand?
nicziw 1 year ago
When music was fantastic, fab and groovy, they say if you can remember the sixties you were'nt there, I would have remembered this if i'd been there!
nicziw 1 year ago
used to get home from work every friday and watch rsg between 6-7pm,to see class acts like this,otis,eric burden and chris farlowe jamming was something else.saw otis live in leeds uk 3 months bfore he died in a plane crash,he was on a stax tour.there are some parts of your life thats worh living,this era was that.
soulman1949ful 1 year ago
im 17 .. i was born in the wrong decade
why couldnt i of lived in them days where musics actualy REAL !!!!!
Tomato9209 1 year ago
Kind of makes American Bandstand look very weak. What a rockin show this was.
Otis was in a class all by himself. A life cut way too short.
skatsuf 1 year ago
@skatsuf Hey did you ever see the Documentary about Soul Train on VH 1. Some of he kids on that show who danced on Soul Train started on American Bandstand as well. Damita Jo Freeman & Jermaine Stewart.
laminage 1 year ago
Otis Redding and Eric Burden singing a duet of Shake. I never knew it was out there.
mortygwhiz 1 year ago
@mortygwhiz absolute classic. brilliant. redding and burden......awesome
jagmod69 1 year ago
This man was one of a kind. I was 10 when he died and I am just now appreciating his music and influence.
spiderlarry 1 year ago
world was much happier with this kind of music.he will never be replaced.
jazzstars 1 year ago
man that fucking rocks !!!!!!!!
TheSkywalker0007 1 year ago
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Maybe everybody knows it. the dancer in the middle is Sandy Sarjeant, she's awesome ! And she did from about 1967 a great gogo dancer job in the german Beat Club tv show.
gigajogi 1 year ago
Maybe everybody knows it. the dancer in the middle is Sandy Sarjeant, she's awesome ! And she did from about 1967 a great gogo dancer job in the german Beat Club tv show.
gigajogi 1 year ago 2
The 10 people who gave this a thumbs-down are dead from the neck up, down and sideways.
Widmerpool99 1 year ago
ça déménageeeeeeeeeee
existedja 1 year ago
he makes the other two look like amateurs
scootsyousir 1 year ago
Great stuff!!!! The original sweating to the oldies, those backup dancers were freakin shakin it!!
mrzip8 1 year ago
Boy oh boy! This is one big party! I love the energy.
ranhill 1 year ago
Wow, this is amazing. I saw him perform in 1966 with a bunch of my friends. It's wonderful to see this again.
Thank you!
mickiej1 1 year ago
This video shows exactly why white people really wish they were black.
boscoruby 1 year ago
@boscoruby
STAX was a fusion of white and black. The Markeys were "white" - the distinctive horns were all white initially. Booker T and the MGs were half white with the guitar work all white.
NearAbbeyRoad 1 year ago
@NearAbbeyRoad I was referring to Otis. He's black.
boscoruby 1 year ago
My oh my...how exciting can you get.
Unlike most of todays crap,this was for REAL.
PAULLONDEN 1 year ago
One of my biggest regrets was that I was not old enough to see Otis live...still we have shows like this to remind us how brilliant Otis was
soulboy66 1 year ago
Bob Marley said, "forget your troubles and dance". This is proof positive that if we want to, when we want to we can all put aside our differences and troubles and dance... My god what fire!
Worf
TheWorfster 1 year ago
re the comments below about skinheads at 2.46. They were definitely NOT skinheads - some guys from Lincoln who used to go to the Mojo and the Twisted Wheel. RSG people used to go to clubs and get good dancers to appear on the show. My ex missed being at this show as he had to work.
kathdj01 1 year ago
Everyone needs to see this.
ChazStrummer 1 year ago
I recall seeing this live as a kid. I then knew black America had another dimension - STAX. Look at the audience dancing around the band and Otis. It seems so natural and it was. Sandy Seargent is the white dancer, resident on RSG.
I emailed a US friend the clip who had never heard of RSG was knocked out. He said you people were light years ahead of us, as black US music was still not quite mainstream then. Eric Burden with Otis! Shock to him. He always viewed English quite staid.
NearAbbeyRoad 2 years ago 3
Vaya cera!!!
chempanillo 2 years ago
beutiful dancers, great songs... it would be nice that Wilson Picket was there too
Otistaxking 2 years ago
Those drums...OMG!! They are sooooo on point!!
indelaxiom 2 years ago 9
Dig the horn section,baby!
vince065us 2 years ago 2
outkast!.
princessmeow123 2 years ago
Esto es la hostia!!!!
Hdpyou 2 years ago
Only one word can describe this - ENERGY! They certainly don't make them like this anymore!
stratovani 2 years ago 5
Otis, we will never NEVER see the likes of you again. The Lord only blessed us for such a short while with you. Even in your absence, you have brought true joy to millions and millions through your performances.
Raughwe 2 years ago 4
You got that right!
vince065us 2 years ago
Sharp as a razor.
grahammansfield 2 years ago 3
The big O !!!!!!!!!
greenmean1 2 years ago 3
A timewasting egomaniac like Kanye West might think he's the heir to Otis Redding. Kanye West isn't even the heir to Chris Farlowe.
Widmerpool99 2 years ago 7
The best music video on youtube! Thank you!
1969lah 2 years ago
it's almost symbolic how otis sings "got to kep on movin"
5star555555555 2 years ago
Fuckin' Hell!!!! That is bloody incredible! I bet Messrs Burdon and Farlowe still smile about that night!
huxylady 2 years ago
THE REAL SOUL MAN OTIS WAS THE MAN
tony671 2 years ago
The greatest live performers in music history are: Tina Turner, James Brown, Otis Redding
Shaunfan1 2 years ago 2
ha! these strangely exotic colors just fucked middle england, and they knew it, some of the kids here got it, i guess u get it too..! and one more thing.... that fuckin beat keeper man! god like in his own image! scuse me while i dance!
gunsanddrugs 2 years ago
Amazing!
40 years ago!!!
This gentleman was (is) a SUPER STAR. Immortal!
Kool2bbop 2 years ago
Fucking hellski!!!, i can die a happy man now that i've seen this. Some of the greatest musical footage ever. As the late great fluff freeman would say NOT ARF!!! Otis Redding, up there with the greatest.
railman01 2 years ago 2
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Wow! What a show!
itsglen9646 2 years ago
Watching this 3 part RSG clip with Otis giving it his all, Eric with a big grin on his face, the dancers shakin' it big time and the backing band making Otis look like a billion dollars is like dying and going to rock n' soul heaven.
mrbag60 2 years ago 4
This is THE best video on youtube, by far.
dpw81 2 years ago 2
FUCK ME...Otis has the Ba Ba Zee
stevieakelly2002 2 years ago
Wow! Wonderful performance. Eric Burdon gets it!
peterpterodactyl 2 years ago
otis my man
rickenbacker67 2 years ago
Gosh, those girls are NICE!
MarkHarrisIII 2 years ago
i always fancied them too m8!magine in a sweaty club pumpin this out, girls dancin in your beer! fuck yes!
gunsanddrugs 2 years ago
Oh my God!!! What incredible energy!!
heliflyer7 2 years ago
Otis Redding was great. Jimmy Reed was great,too. Only 3 films of Reed's performances exist on film. One of them were filmed on Ready steady go inOct/Nov 1964 when he toured GBritain. I've never seen it. But it was full (or half) playback. Did anybody know someting about that? I made a little tribut to Jimmy Reed - an animated short film (74 seconds long). I would like to invite you to watch it. Just click on my name and leave a comment/rating if you have time.
Greetings from Berlin,Germany
2009framat 2 years ago
Absolutely stunning performance..
Sheer class..
Wish I was there..
Lairdolumsden 2 years ago
THIS IS A BARNSTORMER!!!!
WooferDeLaSub 2 years ago
otis is great ,,, they cant re create that vibe
welmore1331 2 years ago 2
American Idols a joke to Otis Redding,
HendrixClaptonSRV 2 years ago 18
Otis Redding wouldn't even wipe his arse with what many call a "talent of the century" nowadays. That's how good he -and the qualtiy in music in general- was back then, compared to today.
Hai2uHorst 2 years ago
@HendrixClaptonSRV It's a joke to most other people, too.
mralanb 1 year ago
i like the way he just went i to shake man awesome
buckwheat39 2 years ago
What's a fantastic song!!I Can't Turn You Loose is the best i love it!!
ooolka652 2 years ago
Fuck me - the incredible Sandy Sarjent - (middle dancer)!
boasorte 2 years ago
Words fail me. The floor must have been littered with dropped jaws after this one.
problem49 2 years ago 18
@problem49 and dropped panties
swollgunsmurphy 1 year ago
OHHH WOW!!!!!
My heart runnin!!! What a great sound!!!!!
fsgraffixx 2 years ago 2
I would seriously give many years of my life just to see this man perform live...
Ruffnekk73 2 years ago 3
Hey men.. The word is.... Soul
julianozain 2 years ago
plenty of skinheads in the 60,s I know I was there ,,,,,,,,,,,,most were ex mods
duncanrs 2 years ago
Oh, my dear ! ! ! ! !
this is FANTASTIC! great great great great great great!!!
The one and only Big O !
ElGuido1969 2 years ago 3
I just finished reading OTIS the life of otis redding and it was GREAT!! This man was remarkable!! The way he did a song was just GREAT!!
Music haven't been the same since he died!!!
friedmonkeyface 3 years ago
Notice too all the SKINHEADS stomping to the beat!!!
tiptopdadddy 3 years ago
Skinheads in the 60s? A decade too soon, but I'm sure they loved Otis in the 70s :)
JakeCasablanca 2 years ago
Eh, yeah. At 2:43 skins come into the picture. Skinhead movement started as a British working class show of solidarity with Jamaican immigrants in the early 60s. Ska, soul and reggae were and are a big part of skinhead culture, viz "Skinhead Moonstomp".
tiptopdadddy 2 years ago
I stand corrected :)
JakeCasablanca 2 years ago
you dont need to stand corrected the late great otis was long gone fore skinheads came into being it was mods then like chris farlow the small faces eric burden etc and otis was the man as you know we all loved him a sad sad loss i remember seeing him live what a show
such a class act left you shakin at the en shame this wont probably come back into fashion.......skinhead crap bandwagon springs to mind
1patrickq 2 years ago
I was a mod from the beginning in 1962 Nottingham. NO skinheads yet. R n' B groups came to the Dungeon and Beachcomber all nighters and people from 'The Smoke' used to come to these clubs. Chris Farlowe, Rufus Thomas 'Walking the Dog'. Music 1962 was 'Wipeout' The Surfaris. Learnt latest dances from Ready Steady Go every Friday. Reggae not yet but R n' B, Soul, Ska, My Boy Lollipop etc.
Dances from USA.
originalmod1960 2 years ago
eh the saturday oldies party !!!
buckwheat39 2 years ago
There was no skinheads there.
NearAbbeyRoad 2 years ago
At 3:49 Sandy Sargeant and Otis, late 1965, WOW! One absolute classic Video.
Gwhitebeard 3 years ago
i want this on dvd
kevj247 3 years ago
Top Tune
kevalonia 3 years ago
everything fantastic. Otis, the band and the dancers. No more words required.
adremoid 3 years ago
infact thedancer right next to him is super sexy and i do indeed fancy her!
gunsanddrugs 3 years ago
the fuckin beat keper man is one of the best things i ever seen/heard, infact i have stated before the whole band/session guys have more talent than any of todays wannabes.. that break beat at the start of 1000 dances is the best thing i ever heard, and u can see the reaction from the dancers faces, and the crowd, being white lol want to freak but darent cause they are english lol... history right here! hear? lol
gunsanddrugs 3 years ago 2
love 'im..my knees hurt watching those girls. Barg and I were in the 3rd row in Memphis 3 wks before he died...no words can discribe OTIS THE MAN....
Now, you have an idea of my age and why my knees hurt
cheeryall 3 years ago
My knees hurt looking at the girls but I was there 3rd row 3 wks before he died in Memphis...with my ole buddy Barg..go OTIS! Now, that tells you how old I am and why my knees hurt...always will love 'im
cheeryall 3 years ago
none better, top upload tnx
scaresdale 3 years ago
Otis Redding, the ONLY King of Soul!
jt123egypte 3 years ago 3
The back up band is The Bar-Kays
paulfivey 3 years ago
The backup band wasn't BookerT.&The MG's. The drumwork,as well as the horn section rocks!
vince065us 3 years ago
He died way too young,as well as way too soon.They'll never be another.
vince065us 3 years ago 3
That's manly because people like to buy way too much of this generic, formulaproduced bullshit labeled as music today. There are enough talented people out there, but sadly they'll never make it as big as bands like "Linkin Park" and all that other shit.
Hai2uHorst 3 years ago
The King of Soul
bluesgirl62 3 years ago 2
great video mag king of soul
motown250 3 years ago
Check out Sandy Sargeant at 3:48.. That's a no no for American TV back then. Shakin' her booty for Otis. Probably in her 60's and a Grandmother by now.. Hey Grandma, is that really you dancin' wit Otis? One Great Video and thanx for the post.
Gwhitebeard 3 years ago 4
After watching Otis and Eric work the British crowd into a controlled frenzy, kind of makes me wish i had been born in 1950 instead of 1960 so i could have seen them at the Monterey Pop Festival.
mrbag60 3 years ago 3
holy shit this is awesome!
electrophonic 3 years ago 2
I watched this clip on video from 'ready steady go!' when I was about 8 or 9 and was absolutely transfixed. The energy and stamina of Otis and his backing group is unparalleled. Just compare him with other bands at the same time. The who, the kinks and the animals were all great bands, but they were so rigid in their performances. This is very original for the time.
tom101086 3 years ago
Wonderful rhythm!!!
The youth could dance the same today again with no problem!!Sweeping Otis !!!
My mother told me when I was 2 years old(1967),I was very fond of similar rhythm.
Infact that year in Italy I sang&danced on my house's balcony the song "Stasera mi butto"(Tonight I throw myself)by the rhythm&blues man Rocky Roberts.
Great success in Italy.
Anyway my mother was very worried by me...
If you want to listen this song write
" Rocky Roberts - stasera mi butto (1968) "
raffaele1111 3 years ago
chris farlowe
stephanovsky 3 years ago
That night, that studio had the energy from the whole universe running through it chasing Otis.
Witheredgoogie 3 years ago
That bassist is insane.
mixmastermind 3 years ago
Otis gets better every time you watch him work! Might be the best front man ever!
hswatnik 3 years ago
Fantastic! Otis always had to go one step further with his performances, and this proves it!
door2yourheart 3 years ago
i want the song honest by otis do any ov yous have it pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee xxx
shaggyngiz 3 years ago
I recommend that you buy the CD "Otis Redding Live in Europe." It has the same energy as in this video and even more.
ggblueam 3 years ago 2
May just try that!!
Cheers!!
BigStevie1974 3 years ago
Otis redding was and still is a soul icon. Amanda Cerasale
amandacerasale 3 years ago
Burdon is one of very few white boys that can do it. ive seen the whole show its about 20 minutes i think and eric by himself was real good too better than with the animals but otis is an impossible match for anyone
thekidshelleen 3 years ago 3
Otis was a Titan.
hswatnik 3 years ago 9
There was so much power and positive energy from Otis in this video, it makes you feel like you can take on the world.
mrbag60 3 years ago 7
That band right there- with my man Otis- is worth 100,000 modern douchebag alternative bands. They respected, loved, energized the audience. The music made a person feel good and it EXPLODED LIKE DYNAMITE. Quick word to these young musicians: get a haircut, get some nice clothes, and learn to play music like a man!!! God Bless You Otis...
Raughwe 3 years ago 12
/signed
Hai2uHorst 3 years ago
i seen otis redding live in Glasgow in 1966 with sam and dave and lods of soul men this brings it all back, magic,pure dead brill,my old mod days ,thanks
123marlo 4 years ago 4
This is the liveliest and happiest I've ever seen Eric Burdon on stage ! Obviously he loves every minute of sharing the stage with Otis ......SHAKE BABY, SHAKE ITT !!!!!
SMITHFRANK 4 years ago
I'm of the era when your live music diet consisted of The Word on a Friday night!!!
Jealous of mhy folks?? Never!!
BigStevie1974 4 years ago
can any one tell me the white guy singing with otis at the start? tnx
scaresdale 4 years ago
Eric Burden
almanacofsleep 4 years ago 2
Thnx ,hes got a great voice (gona do a search)
scaresdale 4 years ago
That's Eric Burdon (of the Animals), but also check out the other 'white guy', Chris Farlowe. I saw him live recently, and he still has a great voice (ans sense of humour!). His big hit was 'Out of Time'
nigeltant 4 years ago 2
nice one
scaresdale 3 years ago
I'm so glad to have heard this...timeless beats! Cheers to Otis and all his mates!
aeroDMC 4 years ago
James brown dont know sh!t compared to otis. R.I.P
Many thanks for the upload locusmortis
scaresdale 4 years ago
hey, lets be respectful, otis is legendary, but the godfather is an icon
malakaijub 4 years ago
Otis could have been an icon if he lived longer!T.V shows lke this may seem a little chessey now but I like this better than the shows nowadays with self consious presenters trying to be cool. At least people in this program can let loose and arn't to hung up to have fun!
almanacofsleep 4 years ago
i agree
malakaijub 4 years ago 2
What do you mean COULD have been an icon had he lived? He became an icon while he was alive! What's Soul music from the Sixties BUT Otis, JB, Curtis, Marvin, & Smokey, the Temps, the Tops, and Sam & Dave. Alright, Wilson Picket, too. And Soloman Burke. Eddie Floyd. Jackie Wilson. But, c'mon, Otis, would there be a Mt. Rusmore of Soul, first face would have to be Otis in the sculpture. Then Ike Turner!
tomlynch42 4 years ago 2
Otis wouldnt film ladies in the toilet
scaresdale 4 years ago
This can make the dead dance
AristYdes 4 years ago
This is just hypnotic, man.
Raughwe 4 years ago
Georgia!!!
Raughwe 4 years ago
Thank you Otis R.I.P.
swissjin 4 years ago
Ah, the great Soul artists .... Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, James Brown ... to name but a few.... there's nobody on stage now who can compare.
happysjud 4 years ago
i know a tv channel that also try to give
a distorted view of this video but nobody
can touch otis he otis a another blessing to
mankind believe it or not.
Efirona 4 years ago
eric burdon and chris farlowe do their best to screw up shake but Otis is able to save the song despite their efforts!
nickdetroit1 4 years ago
This is the best TV music clip I have ever seen.
ozkah88 4 years ago 4
Wow. Off the hook! For every canned TV appearance, there's something like this.
mojo1819 4 years ago 2
Deeply respecting mister Redding. What a great Singer what a Great Band. Was this really 40 years ago??
somuchmarcel 4 years ago
Great clip. So much power,so much enegry and so much fun!
miller18 4 years ago 5
Im crying I wanna 60s back
zeboczulu 4 years ago 2
otis was one of the best..period
bigbreadeaterellis 4 years ago 2
Otis! Shame he's gone. He could have done so much more. Great performance.
Anglynn74 4 years ago 4
its a long time since I looked up otis and I am having an Otisfest