Otis Redding To Be Honored At The Apollo Theater

Otis Redding will be honored during a special concert at the Apollo Theater this month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his hit song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” The event is being sponsored by the Otis Redding Foundation.More »

By mcarthurtiptoptux@comcast.net on January 14, 2018

Otis Redding will be honored during a special concert at the Apollo Theater this month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his hit song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” The event is being sponsored by the Otis Redding Foundation. The evening will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and feature The Dap Kings as the house band, with appearances by Aloe Blacc, Michelle Williams, Ruth B, and Nikka Costa. Other performers include the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Redding’s sons Otis Redding III and Dexter Redding, Warren Haynes, Marcus King, Jussie Smollett, Ty Taylor, Paul Janeway and “Dock” co-writer Steve Cropper. “Otis Redding is soul music,” Blacc said in a statement given to Billboard. “He had an unmistakable voice that was rich with emotion. The classics he wrote stand the test of time right alongside his catalog of undeniable covers. I’m honored to sing at the Apollo Theater in tribute to this legend.” An Evening of Respect will take place at the Apollo Theater in New York on January 25. Copyright(c) 2018 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «