Artist: Otis Redding
Author: Otis Redding
Label: Volt
Year: 1965
Top 20 R&B, top 30 UK. The groove comes directly from the intro of I Can't Help Myself (Sugarpie Honey Bunch) by The Four Tops, released earlier that year.
Covers:
Chambers Brothers [top 40 US]
Janis Joplin [at Woodstock with Snooky Flowers]
Booker T. & The MG's [same groove under Time Is Tight; top 10 R&B]
Anthony White [dance hit]
Blues Brothers [opening Hey Bartender]
Rolling Stones [live]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)