New Jersey 101.5 » Otis Redding http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:42:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Top 5 Most Requested Songs on the Big Show http://nj1015.com/the-top-5-most-requested-songs-on-the-big-show-25/ http://nj1015.com/the-top-5-most-requested-songs-on-the-big-show-25/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 14:30:53 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=265055 Every Friday night we get hundreds of calls for requests and dedications. Here’s the Top 5 Most Requested songs for the weekend of 5/10/13. Thanks so much for calling in and giving your requests!

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-15/feed/ 0 Photo by Mike Coppola / Getty Images The Top 5 Most Requested Songs On The Big Show http://nj1015.com/the-top-5-most-requested-songs-on-the-big-show-2/ http://nj1015.com/the-top-5-most-requested-songs-on-the-big-show-2/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:30:37 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=128872 Here's the Top 5 Most Requested songs for the weekend of 6/29, 6/30 and 7/1/12. Thanks so much for calling in and giving your requests and dedications!

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1967 - Aretha Franklin's "Respect" returns to the top of the charts after being dislodged by Martha & the Vandellas. Aretha's signature song is her version of Otis Redding's original which tells a much different story.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-82/feed/ 0 Aretha Franklin - Photo by Express Newspapers / Getty Images This Day In Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-73/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-73/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:47:28 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=96574 April 29th
1967 - Aretha Franklin releases her interpretation of the Otis Redding song "Respect." Aretha's version easily becomes more popular then the original.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-73/feed/ 0 Aretha Franklin - Photo by Eugene Gologursky This Day In Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-53/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-53/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:43:47 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=74173 March 16th
1968 - The posthumously released Otis Redding single 'Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay', started a five week run at No.1 on the US chart. Otis was killed in a plane crash on 10th December 1967 three days after recording the song.

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1967 - American soul singer, songwriter Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash, aged 26. Redding and his band had made an appearance in Cleveland, Ohio on the local ‘Upbeat’ television show the previous day.

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