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Posts Tagged ‘Booker T. & the MGs’
Song of the Week #32 – “Dock of the Bay”
Written by admin on December 13, 2010 – 9:27 am -| Otis Redding’s biggest hit “Dock of the Bay” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Dock of the Bay” was released on single in January 1968, backed with “Sweet Lorene.” Otis had tragically died on December 10, 1967 in a plane crash outside Madison, Wisconsin. This was the first posthumous release. The song also appeared on the album of the same name, which was released in February 1968. |
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Tags: Aaron Neville, Booker T. & the MGs, Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding, Staple Singers
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Eclectic line-up for Beale Street Music Festival
Written by admin on March 5, 2010 – 8:33 pm -More than fifty acts have now been confirmed for the 34th annual Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis. The event takes place from Friday, April 30 to Sunday, May 2nd, and among the acts scheduled to play are Jeff Beck, Booker T. & the MGs, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leon Russell, Hall & Oates, Limp Bizkit, the B-52s, the Goo Goo Dolls, Colbie Caillat, and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Tags: Alice in Chains, Beale Street Music Festival, Booker T. & the MGs, Earth, jerry lee lewis, Wind and Fire
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