(June 2022) Episode 418 is OTIS REDDING. Indisputably one of the top soul voices of all time, with a voice that could equally evoke happiness and heartache. He died young, so all his recordings were in the mid-60s golden age of soul. While it would have been interesting to hear what he would have done as soul evolved in the 1970s, it means all his music hits that classic tone.
Favorite album: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Favorite song: Hard to Handle
Compared to expectations: ↑
Recommendation: a must-have for any soul playlist
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