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Back to EpisodesShelley's Life in Music: "The Big O," Otis Redding.
Season 4
Episode 8
Published 2 years, 7 months ago
Description
On today’s episode we continue sharing stories from Shelley’s fascinating life in music as he tells us about his personal and professional relationship with Otis Redding.
Otis was a chauffeur for another band when he was discovered during a break at the recording studio in Muscle Shoals. Shelley was fortunate enough to be the first DJ to play Otis’s first recording on the air.
Their friendship grew, and Shelley left Radio for a while to become the PR Director for Otis’s Redwal Music Company in Macon, Georgia.
Stay tuned and learn more stories about the recording career and personal life of “The Big O,” Otis Redding.
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