Before June 1967, Otis Redding had played primarily to black audiences. At the behest of Atlantic Records co-founder Jerry Wexler, Redding -- backed by Booker T. & The MGs, of course -- headlined the second day of the now-legendary Monterey Pop Festival. He absolutely killed it, starting out his set with with "Shake" and working the tens of thousands of audience members into a frenzy, before ripping through a set of his soul classics and some rock covers and making many new fans in the process.
Sadly, Redding wouldn't be able to fully capitalize on his new-found crossover success, as he died about six months later when a small plane he was riding in crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin -- a mere three days after recording "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," which went on to become the first posthumous #1 song in US history. But anyway, here's "Shake."
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