Ticket to Otis Redding show
Title
Ticket to Otis Redding show
Description
The first Spring Week (an early version of Quadmania) took place April 22- 29, 1967, and began with a rousing Saturday evening performance by the King of Soul," Otis Redding (1941-1967). The performance was for a semi-formal dance in Gym 1 and was also broadcast into the Commuter Cafeteria for others to hear. Accompanied by his twelve-piece band, Redding performed two forty-five minute sets between 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. Redding had achieved national and international acclaim in the early 1960s, and, soon after his UMBC appearance, he was a featured performer at the landmark Monterey Pop Festival. In December 1967, he wrote and recorded his famous song (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with guitarist Steve Cropper before heading to the Midwest for several appearances. On route to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Redding's Beechcraft airplane tragically crashed into a lake four miles from the airport.
Source
Robert Dietrich collection, Collection 246
Date
4/22/1967
Format
school yearbooks; black-and-white photographs; 2 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.
Identifier
50UMBC-072
Files
Citation
“Ticket to Otis Redding show,” UMBC 50th, accessed April 23, 2024, https://umbc50.omeka.net/items/show/1543.