final presentation - group 2 - otis redding.pptx - Scott D. Lipscomb

Musical Style of the 1960’s (cont.)
• O"s’ simple style followed some characteris"cs of ‘soul
music’ during the era and managed to stay uncomplicated.
Although influenced by ar"st like Li,le Richard, Sam Cooke
and even the Beatles (Si#ng on the Dock of the Bay), O"s
preferred the successful formula of simple, blues
influenced ‘soul music’.
– “Basically, I like any music that remains simple and I feel this is
the formula that makes 'soul music' successful. When any music
form becomes clu,ered and/or complicated you lose the
average listener's ear. There is nothing more beau"ful than a
simple blues tune. There is beauty in simplicity whether you are
talking about architecture, art or music.” (1) – Soul Magazine