Otis Redding anali mmodzi mwa akatswiri ojambula kwambiri omwe adatuluka kuchokera ku gulu la nyimbo la Southern Soul mu 1960s. Woimbayo anali ndi mawu aukali koma osonyeza chimwemwe, chidaliro, kapena chisoni. Adabweretsa chidwi komanso chidwi pamawu ake omwe amnzake ochepa sangafanane nawo.
Analinso wolemba nyimbo waluso komanso womvetsetsa kuthekera kopanga zojambulira. Redding anazindikirika kwambiri mu imfa kuposa m’moyo, ndipo zojambulidwa zake zinali kutulutsidwanso mokhazikika.
Zaka Zoyambirira ndi Zoyambira za Otis Redding
Otis Ray Redding anabadwa September 9, 1941 ku Dawson, Georgia. Bambo ake anali mlimi wogawana nawo komanso mlaliki wanthawi yochepa. Pamene woimba tsogolo anali 3 zaka, banja lake anasamukira ku Macon, kukhazikika mu zogona.
Anapeza chidziwitso chake choyamba ku Macon's Vineville Baptist Church, kutenga nawo mbali mu kwaya. Ali wachinyamata, adaphunzira kuimba gitala, ng'oma ndi piyano. Ali ku sekondale, Otis anali membala wa gulu la sekondale. Adachita pafupipafupi ngati gawo la uthenga wabwino wa Sunday Morning pa WIBB-AM Macon.
Mnyamatayo ali ndi zaka 17, adalembetsa nawo chiwonetsero cha talente cha achinyamata sabata iliyonse ku Douglas Theatre. Chifukwa chake, asanachotsedwe pampikisano, adapambana mphotho yayikulu ya $15 ka 5 motsatizana. Pa nthawi yomweyi, woimbayo adasiya sukulu ndikulowa nawo The Upsetters. Ili ndi gulu lomwe lidayimba ndi Little Richard woyimba piyano asanachoke ku rock ndi roll kuti aimbe uthenga wabwino.
Ndikuyembekeza "kupita patsogolo" mwanjira ina, Redding anasamukira ku Los Angeles mu 1960. Kumeneko adakulitsa luso lake lolemba nyimbo ndikulowa nawo gulu la Owombera. Posakhalitsa gululo linatulutsa nyimbo ya She's Alright, yomwe idakhala nyimbo yawo yoyamba. Komabe, posakhalitsa anabwerera ku Macon. Ndipo kumeneko adagwirizana ndi woyimba gitala Johnny Jenkins ndi gulu lake la Pinetoppers.
Otis Redding Ntchito
Fortune anayamba kumwetulira wojambula mu 1965. Mu Januware chaka chomwecho, adatulutsa That's How Strong My Love Is, yomwe idakhala nyimbo ya R&B. Ndipo Mr. Pitiful adaphonya Pop Top 40 pa nambala 41. Koma I'm Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (1965) inafika pa nambala 2 mu R&B, kukhala wosakwatiwa woyamba wa woimbayo kugunda pop top 40, akumafika pa nambala 21.
Chakumapeto kwa 1965, Otis adakhala wofunitsitsa kukhala wojambula. Anaika maganizo ake pa luso lake lolemba nyimbo, kuphunzira kuimba gitala komanso kukhala wotanganidwa kwambiri pakukonzekera ndi kupanga.
Wojambulayo anali woimba mosatopa, ndipo nthawi zambiri ankayendayenda. Analinso wamalonda wodziwa bwino yemwe ankayendetsa situdiyo ya nyimbo ndipo adagulitsa bwino malo ndi msika wogulitsa. 1966 adawona kutulutsidwa kwa The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads ndipo, ndikupuma pang'ono, Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul.
Kutchuka kwa ojambula
Mu 1966, Otis adatulutsa chivundikiro cholimba cha Rolling Stones Satisfaction. Zinakhala nyimbo ina ya R&B ndipo zidapangitsa ena kuganiza kuti woyimbayo mwina ndiye wolemba weniweni wa nyimboyo. M'chaka chomwecho, adapatsidwa mphoto ya NAACP ndipo adachita nawo Whisky A Go Go ku Hollywood.
Redding anali wojambula wamkulu woyamba kuchita nawo gawoli. Ndipo kumveka kwa konsati kudakulitsa mbiri yake pakati pa mafani a rock 'n' roll. M’chaka chomwecho anaitanidwa kukaona ku Ulaya ndi ku United Kingdom, kumene analandiridwa mwansangala.
Cholemba cha nyimbo zaku Britain Melody Maker adatcha Otis Redding woyimba bwino kwambiri mu 1966. Uwu ndi ulemu womwe Elvis Presley walandira kwa zaka 10 zotsatizana.
M'chaka chomwechi, wojambulayo adatulutsa ma Albums awiri amphamvu komanso amatsenga: The Soul Album ndi Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, momwe adafufuza nyimbo zamakono zamakono ndi miyezo yakale mu siginecha yake ya soulful style. Komanso kagawo ka Dictionary of Soul (kutanthauzira mwachidwi kwa Try a Little Tenderness), yomwe yakhala imodzi mwa nyimbo zake zazikulu kwambiri mpaka pano.
Nthawi yomaliza ya moyo ndi imfa ya Otis Redding
Kumayambiriro kwa 1967, Otis adalowa mu studio ndi nyenyezi ya moyo Carla Thomas kuti ajambule chimbale ngati awiriwa King & Queen, omwe adatulutsa nyimbo zingapo za Tramp ndi Knock on Wood. Kenako Otis Redding adayambitsa protégé wake, woimba Arthur Conley. Ndipo nyimbo yomwe adapangira Conley, Sweet Soul Music, idagulitsidwa kwambiri.
Pambuyo pa kutulutsidwa kwa Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles) pamwamba pa ma chart, albumyi inali kuyimba mokweza kwa gulu la hippie. Redding adadzozedwa kuti alembe zolemba zambiri komanso zolakalaka. Adalimbitsa mbiri yake ndikuchita bwino pa chikondwerero cha Monterey Pop, komwe adakopa anthu.
Kenako wojambula anabwerera ku Ulaya kwa maulendo zina. Atabwerera, adayamba ntchito yatsopano, kuphatikiza nyimbo yomwe adayiwona ngati yopambana, (Sittin 'On) The Dock of the Bay. Otis Redding adalemba nyimboyi ku Stax Studio mu Disembala 1967. Patapita masiku angapo, iye ndi gulu lake anapita kukachita masewera angapo ku Midwest.
Pa Disembala 10, 1967, Otis Redding ndi gulu lake adakwera ndege kupita ku Madison, Wisconsin kumasewera ena a kilabu. Ndegeyo inagwera mu Nyanja ya Monona ku Dane County, Wisconsin chifukwa cha nyengo yoipa. Ngoziyi idapha anthu onse omwe adakwera, kupatulapo Ben Cauley waku Bar-Kays. Otis Redding anali ndi zaka 26 zokha.
Kuvomereza pambuyo pakufa kwa Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay inasindikizidwa kumayambiriro kwa 1968. Mwamsanga idakhala kugunda kwakukulu kwa ojambula, kukweza ma chart a nyimbo za pop ndikupambana ma Grammy Awards awiri.
Mu February 1968, The Dock of the Bay, gulu la nyimbo zosakwatiwa ndi zosatulutsidwa, linatulutsidwa. Mu 1989, adalowetsedwa mu Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mu 1994, woimbayo adalowetsedwa mu BMI Songwriters Hall of Fame. Mu 1999, adalandira Mphotho ya Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
