GROOVE ADDICT : OTIS REDDING In Person At The Whisky A Go Go

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Read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, lovers of blues and soul music and tourists, it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."

mardi 18 mai 2021

OTIS REDDING In Person At The Whisky A Go Go

ATCO RECORDS 1968 SD 33-265

In Person at the Whisky a Go Go is a live album by Otis Redding,

recorded at the Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles,

California in the Spring of 1966. It was originally released in 1968.

The recording was made before Otis Redding attained crossover

fame at the Monterey Pop Festival.

credits:

Otis Redding – vocals

James Young – guitar

Robert Holloway – tenor saxophone

Robert Pittman – tenor saxophone

Donald Henry – tenor saxophone

Sammy Coleman – trumpet

John Farris – trumpet

Clarence Johnson – trombone

Ralph Stewart – bass guitar

Elbert Woodson – drums

Recorded Live at:

the Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, Spring, 1966.

Engineer [Recording] – Wally Heider

tracks list:

A1 I Can't Turn You Loose

Written-By – Redding*