Review #178: Otis Blue, Otis Redding

#178: Otis Blue, Otis Redding

Another album review, another musician that was taken too soon. Just two years after this one came out, Otis Redding died in a plane crash at the age of 26, making him another member of the Almost-27-Club.

Alternatively titled Otis Redding Sings Soul, this album is mostly bluesy soul covers, including three Sam Cooke songs. I guess Sam Cooke was…