American Bandstand 1967- Interview Otis Redding

Dick Clark interviews Otis Redding on American Bandstand

[@boomerak4774]

He was way beyond his years. Can't believe he was only 26 years old but the soul and voice of an old man

[@tastemaker_87]

Yeah he was almost like howlin wolf in that way except wolf actually *was* an old man. I was also shocked to learn he was only 26

[@virgilsignore7048]

Otis was in a class by himself. He had SO much soul.

[@user-jo5kf9zh1z]

Youngsters were more mature and responsible

[@chiefsoulc8405]

One of the best singers that ever existed. Untouchable.

[@parvezjakson]

ChiefSoul C great comment .

[@charleswilliams8248]

Well spoken truth!

[@UnremarkableMarx]

Maybe #1 outright

[@fatima4499]

True!

[@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422]

He is the best soul singer.

[@SamanthaaHayes]

His smile is beautiful.

[@sayitloudblcknproud]

His eyes!

[@HatersWorld]

Poor guy life was cut way too short :( such a tragedy! One of the best!!!

[@lumiere7216]

OMG I can only imagine what path his career would have taken had he been able to perform @ Woodstock!

[@jeanmariebasset2544]

@@lumiere7216 Des centaines de chansons magnifiques

[@willzncube4386]

Hard to imagine he was only 26, i swear people back in the day aged differently.

[@pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652]

He already looked, talked, behaved and dressed like a grown man - which he was - nowadays, young folks of his age look, talk, behave and dress like kids or immature teenagers even as they reach 26 (and even later, in their thirties), I swear !

[@pgroove163]

harder times produce harder men

[@CorensaPerry]

He is such a handsome man, and so are his music

[@jordanrioscreations]

His voice was and still remains a force of a nature.

[@marcusjones5755]

Otis was good looking Man

[@KJ-ez6bm]

He seemed like such a nice polite gentleman...sad was gone too soon 😥

[@cardinalsfan8182]

Otis and Sam Cooke-2 greatest singers ever!!!

[@808bboarder]

He was ahead of his time. The good ones always go young. He was 25/26 in this interview and passed away later that year. R.I.P Mr.Redding. Much love and Aloha to this man

[@misterb7070]

Otis, had he lived, would have been the King of Soul. I’m sure Mr Brown would have agreed

[@lumiere7216]

which is why James is the Godfather and Otis is teh King. both of them G O A T

[@Chica2010]

Little Known Fact: James Brown told Otis Redding not to go on the plane.

[@Luke-kg7vu]

@@Chica2010 wow

[@beverlyjohnson4744]

Otis had a beautiful voice

[@melissageiger71]

Even his speaking voice was beautiful...

[@michaelterry1000]

This the the only interview I have ever seen with Mr Redding. Thank You for uploading.

[@raphkatchdrums]

SAME! I've been looking everywhere for anything of Otis just talking! Hope there's more out there!!

[@dailyflash]

O-T-I-S OTIS!! Man, he was sooo good. He deserves much more recognition.

[@williamg2552]

He's in The ROCK and ROLL HALL of FAME.

[@claudiosalemme633]

incomparable soul singer there was no other soul singer like Otis

[@triviaone1628]

Probably one of his last interviews, he died the same year of this one, 1967.

[@lulittle8824]

It's kind of eerie how Dick Clark is actually discussing how Otis travels through rain, sleet, and snow when he later died in a plane crash due to bad weather conditions. It's almost like he was subconsciously giving him a warning to slow down.

[@davanmani556]

Faulty plane. The manager Phil Walden and his brother Alan who managed Lynard Skynard, same thing.

[@lionheart4529]

@@davanmani556the managers are the “KILLERS”!

[@KevyNova]

If only he has missed that last plane. RIP, Otis.

[@bobbyr888]

He couldn't he owned the plane that crashed, it was his plane!

[@user-eb5wy4uz9y]

I wished he never bought that damn plane imagine his music 🎶 in the 70s and 80s if he wld of lived

[@user-eb5wy4uz9y]

His labelmate the late great Johnny Taylor wld of had some serious competition on his hand at Stax 💯

[@cherriphelps0108]

How cool is this?! Otis was so humble...💖🙏

[@partslig123]

The greatest soul singer who ever lived on this planet.Case closed !!!

[@Femininestep]

Beautiful man, beautiful voice

[@randall.richardson6023]

My mom took me and older brother and younger sisters to see Otis Redding at the Regal theater in Chicago, the year was 1965 or 1966.

[@TempeSoldier123]

Randall. Richardson wow, that’s amazing. What else do you remember about that day?

[@randall.richardson6023]

@이낸시 yeah man it was something else, to hear him belch out tunes like That's how strong my love is, Pain in my heart, Mr pitiful, One more day.

[@randall.richardson6023]

@@TempeSoldier123 I remember when we left the regal theater after the show was over, we walked to the bus stop to catch the city bus home, as we walked pass the regal we saw Otis'es red bus parked around back, on the side of the bus it read Otis Redding Revue

[@randall.richardson6023]

@이낸시 yes he did

[@whitetiger2711-f4z]

@@randall.richardson6023 wow that’s incredible. I wish I was alive at that time

[@binkyfaith]

love THIS man

[@claricestarling6510]

Such a handsome fellow an more

[@KentuckyWaterfall13]

I like how he said OIL, he said it like OLE, cause of his accent.

[@mukbangzwithdeemya1529]

Omg I'm so inlove with him voice was so mesmerising ❤ RIP Otis -Mya

[@stangmozloko9934]

the good die young. amazing singer! hope you're ok wherever you may be Mr.Redding! your songs make my ears and heart smile with sheer happiness.

[@pishquet]

I’ve been loving you too long I don’t want to stop now. The Greatest singer ever . ♥️🌷

[@shawnagrubb9958]

Love Otis Redding! So much feeling, and pure emotion in his music! ❤️

[@ann-marievassell4087]

Possibly Otis's only interview, what a great singer he was x love you Master Redding x

[@jessyleppert2]

He did other interviews

[@jordanrioscreations]

Amazing story how he got his break singing “These Arms of Mine.” Imagine how powerful that moment was when Otis went into the label not only with this incredible song but an incredible voice which is basically jaw dropping in its soulfulness. The record label people must have been totally blown away.

[@israelfreenation3469]

Yeah they saw the opportunity to rip somebody off

[@MrVibrating]

@@israelfreenation3469 ..Atlantic ripped Stax off, as it happens.. claiming posthumous ownership of Redding's whole catalogue..

[@MrVibrating]

Steve Cropper recounts the audition and the label's reaction here: /watch?v=KVNfxr6z6z8 - the song was cut and on-air within days..

[@nixbronowski5822]

An ABSOLUTE LEGEND..A COMPLETE SOUL. THE HEART OF MUSIC. Many R&B Musicians today need to CHECK themselves in todays music. Otis was..THE Man !!!

[@boybull4836]

100%

[@sweetapplepie70]

RIP STANDS FOR REPLACEMENT ISN'T POSSIBLE NEVER WITH MY OTIS REDDING 💋💋😥😥👼💕💕

[@rashidaharris9884]

Facts ❤

[@Bill_Bruford]

He was so talented and handsome.

[@sayitloudblcknproud]

He was very handsome and classy!

[@bustabass9025]

The Big O candid, personal, and tragic. Only God knew that in just a few weeks from this delightful interview, one of the greatest voices in music, soul, R&B, blues or otherwise, would fall silent forever more. 👑🎤

[@timothyleon558]

The irony of their exchange about the weather and him always arriving. I’ve loved this man’s work. Try A Little Tenderness has the same impact on me today as it did when I first heard it.

[@joangabriel6718]

OMG,MY OTIS WAS SUCH A SWEET SOUL MAN ❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@joangabriel8111]

Otis was so cute,always loved and still love to hear his voice, my soul fan died at such a young age,26,subject to correction, nuff love,Otis is badly missed

[@Kabeyavictoria]

He was a beautiful man

[@price724]

He never misses a plane the irony of that is horrific

[@sherenay3109]

He has a nice speaking voice.

[@rayburton4867]

Great video! Dick Clark was a mans man...he didn’t see color. He saw people!

[@FORTYFIVERECORDINGS]

Behind the scenes, ask Don Cornelius

[@randall.richardson6023]

After we left the Regal theater, we walked to the bus stop to head home, Otis's bus was parked on the side of the building, on the side of the bus it read ( Otis Redding Revue)

[@claudettelewis-smith1133]

Loved seeing this. 🤎💜🖤Otis Redding. RIP angel.🙏🙏

[@soulman4966]

Otis for ever...desde el último lugar del mundo ( chile) mi admiración a este cantante y rey del soul

[@GregStallion]

Jesus... Talking about missing his plane and stuff... Wish he had missed another plane. :'( I'm not afraid of air travel, but I totally understand why so many people are.

[@rddavies]

Saw an interview on YT with Steve Cropper just yesterday describing how he heard Otis singing that song in that audition and the rest was history.

[@xararogers3186]

He was so talented, and died so tragically young. Only wish he lived longer so we could enjoy a bigger catalogue.

[@warrendoris9669]

Most soulful voice ever! And.just a nice man! OTIS LIVES!

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

The king of soul, the Immortal Brother Otis redding ❤️ Forever y love 💪💪👏🏼😘

[@airressunplugged1994]

So handsome 😍

[@gary9426]

Cool video! Thanks for posting.

[@mattiehopkins8462]

Very nice voice Otis

[@joangabriel6718]

OTIS WAS SO CUTE AND HANDSOME.WE'VE LOST A GOOD SOUL.MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

[@patrickdarcy3863]

What a nice man

[@tomcarl8021]

What a loss. And always remember The Bar-Kays, people. All but two of their members died with Otis. Their career was just getting started. They had the classic 'Soul Finger'. One of the greatest party songs ever. They were just teenagers fresh out of high school. So sad.

[@pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652]

I'm personally more into the Bar-Kays of the ''Dangerous'', ''Banging the Walls'' or ''Contagious'' albums (mid/late 1980s electro-funk), not much into their 1960s and 1970s stuff; but it's true that it's where they originated from, indeed ...

[@raymondschmidt2003]

I wish I could get a chance like he did .

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

WOW HOW HANDSOME HE LOOKS HERE, & CHARMING. I MET HIM & HE ASKED ME TO MAKE LOVE, HOW I WISH I HAD, EVEN IF HE WAS USING ME. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PRECIOUS MEMORY.

[@kymfjohnson1]

He died when I was 5 years old. I remember the song - sitting on the dock of the bay. I heard my parents talking about him dying. I was confused though because I still heard the song. At that time in a 5 year old mind I thought that ppl would stand in line at the radio station and come in and sing their song and leave🤣. I asked my father "I thought Otis Redding was dead?" My father said he IS dead. I said "well how can he still sing the song??" That's when I learned about records😂. I NEVER forgot that 🙂. I never knew how fine he was until I watched this. He was gone too soon😢.

[@porksoda2342]

Omg otis such a babe

[@aquata3367]

My my my...this man music lives in me. He's suchan extraordinary artist. His voice brings me peace and tender love. I fall in love with my self more just by listening to his music. The voice of love! 🫶🏽🤍🙌🏾

[@sweetiepie1862]

This video shows how handsome he was, fyi. And this episode is from January 21, 1967

[@williamwatt7874]

for all you Young folks I saw the big O at the Apollo singing pain in my heart and those girls I can say all they did was cry and scream and ha ha and when he said where can my baby be Lord no one knows that's when they lose it fond memories

[@mroberts4086]

Lord such a beautiful, talented Man ❤

[@karriemburton9024]

The immortal otis redding!! I often wonder just how far he would have went!! Look how much he had accomplished and he was only 26 at the time of his death

[@gregman1715]

OTIS THE KING OF SOUL R I P

[@briansam2524]

The GREATEST SOUL SINGER ever!!!

[@lionheart4529]

Is it just me or people back then in their 20’s looked older as if they were in their 40’s? Otis definitely looked like an old soul IMO!

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

The Big "o" Forever in my Heart ❤️👌

[@royrice6656]

Died Dec. 10, 1967 in a “damned ol’ airplane”! R.I.P. 👍 Way too many have died this way.

[@mariamonroe1974]

wonder who would play him in a biopic he was so young. 🙏🏽🕊

[@shakkamusa2366]

Is this the only interview of him? He was very handsome and classy. RIP.

[@wilzyk1161]

what a terrible shame that this man died so young.

[@roywade1682]

I love you Otis always

[@Toracube]

His star shone so brightly. A huge talent gone too soon.

[@lastofthefinest]

Best singer ever!

[@C-Note-to6vk]

Interesting to see him talking about having issues on a plane

[@dayram6217]

Besides a great singer , he was a good person with a good heart.

[@lastofthefinest]

I often wonder what his songs would have been had he lived. Everything he sung was gold.

[@charleswilliams8248]

England embraced soul music more than America 🇺🇸, and respected the singers and musicians more than America 🇺🇸!

[@kcsunshine6122]

Wow he was really handsome!

[@soulmusic475]

My first love ❤

[@richbumdrop2881]

Great loss

[@r4h4al]

His first line was chilling.

[@KEMETIC33]

He was so handsome

[@m.4623]

My golly when he said, I missed the plane ..😮😢

[@henryallard4039]

the way he just causually had "these arms of mine" ready to go.

[@plasteredbastard]

Otis never felt the need to sound anything other than the georgia boy he was at his core. you could smell the hickory on him he was so country. love it.

[@laminage]

The "Real" reason was that they looked at Talent not "Color". Also alot of these kids lives weren't anything like their US Counterparts. Blue Collar, Low Income Housing, and many of the Sailors went to America and bought back the Records which the kids loved. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, were three of the Major Groups influenced by American Blues (most notably Chess). Even The Moody Blues were a "Blues" Band before they did pop. Even know alot of Boy Band/Girl Group Icons cover obscure R & B Songs.

[@SuperVodkaChick]

Otis Redding....what a pretty man.

[@50shadesofShay.]

He looks exactly like my dad 😢

[@bkd4122]

Best.

[@Dakatari]

Rest in Peace Otis Redding one of the most talented singers ever. Terrible Clip

[@jeanmariebasset]

L'interview est écourtée,dommage

[@sierria64]

Does the nextbyear

[@FORTYFIVERECORDINGS]

He should've said if it's the Lord's will, he's going back to England. Dang alternator on the plane 😢