by Robert Wilkinson
September 9 was the birthday of two talents for the ages, and both gave us music perfect for dancing!
First, Dave Stewart. For those of you who don't know who he is, you're in for a treat! This awesome talent, Mister Dave Stewart (9 September 1952), was the musical genius, along with Annie Lennox, who formed the legendary Eurythmics.
If you don't know who the Eurythmics were, today I have some of their tunes I KNOW you'll remember. They were one of the biggest talents of the 80's, creating some of the most memorable songs of the era.
Both Annie and Dave have gone on to make more incredible music since then. Besides creating the Eurythmics' synth soul through his technological mastery coupled with Annie's amazing vocals, Water Dragon Dave has also produced other major talents such as Aretha Franklin, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, and the Neville Brothers.
So for your enjoyment, here's Dave and Annie doing what they do best!Here's the original music video for their biggest hit!
"Sweet Dreams (are made of this)" (Dave's the cat in the shades and mask...)
An awesome live performance at Live at the Britts 1999 of "Sweet Dreams." (Dave's the slide guitar cat wearing the Union Jack and shades....)
Then in an amazing live performance, here’s Dave and Annie (looking like an androgynous Elvis!) at the Grammy Awards in 1984 doing it live! “Sweet Dreams”
Here's a great live performance of their second big hit on the UK show, The Tube. "Here Comes the Rain Again."
From Sydney in 1987, a great live performance of their hit "Would I lie to you?"
From the same Sydney concert "Thorn In My Side."
From 1989 in Rome, the awesome "Love is a stranger."
Here are two more great tunes from the same concert in Rome, "I Need You," and the amazing "When Tomorrow Comes." For a different take on this great song, here's a live performance in black and white of "When Tomorrow Comes" in Wembley Stadium on June 11, 1988.
Two more live performances:
And now, a group of extraordinary original music videos of the Eurythmics!
First, the amazing "When Tomorrow Comes." (Sorry for the ad, but it can't be helped...)
"Wide Eyed Girl." (1987)
Finally,
Here are a few from his “non-Eurythmics” years.
First, the music video of “Every Single Night”
Dave Stewart Live in Nashville performing “So Long Ago”
Dave Stewart Jamming at Hollywood and Vine
This year a few more clips of Dave Stewart and Friends live at the Troubadour in 2013 with Orianthi and John Meyer are available. We begin with “Gypsy Girl, ” followed by “Sex E Bizarre” and close this 3 song short set with "Here Comes the Rain Again” (“Different Man Now” and “Slow Motion Addict” have disappeared.)
We’ll close with Dave Stewart at the Prince’s Trust in a live performance of “Heart of Stone”
Have a happy as you get more productive this year, Dave. Thanks for the tunes over the years, and may you keep going for many years to come!
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Otis Redding (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an amazing soul shouter whose life was cut way too short in a plane crash just as his career hit the top. Singer, songwriter, and producer, he gave the world some hard core soul numbers, the most famous being “Respect.”
From the Hy-Lit Show in Philadephia, a live performance of three classics! “Shake,” followed by "Satisfaction" and we'll finish with his big one, “Try A Little Tenderness”
From 1966, live on tv, Otis cranking out “My Girl” and “Respect”
From the UK television show Ready, Steady, Go in 1966, here’s Otis live doing “Pain In My Heart” Also from RSG, Otis is the first 9 minutes of this clip! “Satisfaction,” “My Girl,” and “Respect”
We’ll finish this RSG segment with the rave up “I Can’t Turn You Loose”Doin’ the great Sam Cooke dance tune, here’s a great live clip of Otis, Eric Burdon, and Chris Farlowe on UK tv in 1966 belting out Otis’ major hit, “Shake”
Sam Cooke also wrote the iconic civil rights ballad “A Change Is Gonna Come.” For your enjoyment, Otis Redding’s studio version of “A Change Is Gonna Come”
I found Otis Redding’s historic performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in the legendary Summer of Love in 1967. This is one of the greatest live performances imaginable! This is historic footage!
“Shake” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long”
“Satisfaction” (Mick never rocked this hard!)
“Try A Little Tenderness” (He leaves with "I got to go now, but I don't wanna go." He was dead less than 6 months later.)
Here's a full 19 minute video of Otis' set in Monterey which is magnificent! Otis Redding At Monterey Pop
Here’s the studio version of two of his early hits with the great Steve Cropper (of Booker T and the MGs) on guitar.
“These Arms of Mine” and the “B” side, a very danceable “Hey Hey Baby”
Here’s Otis in a duet with Carla Thomas doing the studio version of “Tramp”
His version of the Jerry Butler classic, “For Your Precious Love”
This was his final hit, recorded just before he died. It went to number 1 posthumously. “Dock of the Bay”
I found it again! This is a great 1 hour BBC show from April 1967 filmed in Norway, called Otis Redding and the Stax/Volt Review in Europe 1967 featuring the entire Stax/Volt review, but this year it’s in pieces with some gone. This was classic soul featuring Otis, Booker T and the MGs, Arthur Conley, Sam and Dave, and many more. There are no clips of only Otis’ set, but here’s the whole show! Otis is the last act. Otis Redding Live with the Stax/Volt Review in Norway – 1967
While the clip of “Shake” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” is gone, I still have two performances from that legendary tour. First, ”Satisfaction” and this live clip from Reelin’ in the Years, we get to marvel at this talent in a smokin’ 6+ minute version of Otis cranking it out! “Try A Little Tenderness”
Otis cranking out a great audio-only performance from Europe of "Day Tripper"
We’ll close with Otis Redding’s last television performance the day before he died in a plane crash. For your enjoyment, here’s Otis Redding and the Bar-Kays live cranking the groove of his signature tune, “Respect” They closed the show with this big one, the last song he would ever sing! Here’s his final duet with Mitch Ryder! “Knock On Wood”
For our encore, I have all 35 minutes of his 1966 Paris show on one clip!
Otis Redding Live at L’Olympia in Paris - 1966 (Set list: Intro, “Shake,” “Don’t Mess With Cupid,” “My Girl,” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” “Respect,” “My Lover’s Prayer,” “I Can’t Turn You Loose,” and “Satisfaction”)
For our second encore, his legendary 1966 Ready Steady Go performance! This is 24 minutes of serious soul music. Otis Redding on Ready Steady Go.
Otis, you went too soon along with all but two of your band. We all knew it and felt it. I guess sometimes the good die young.
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