A little personal history and a lot of music

A little bit of personal history, and a lot of good music.

I lived with my ex for more than 20 years, they do say you can learn something from every one and every one has at least one good thing in them. His was music, he had impeccable and widely varied taste in music (total drunken arse in most other respects but his taste/ knowledge of music was superb). I took two things from that relationship, the best was my daughters, and for them I would have happily done another 20 years, and then there is Otis Redding. Believe it or not I had hardly heard of Otis pre-ex. Soul isn’t generally my thing, but in this case, I make an exception. I can’t imagine not knowing this voice, total one off and unique.

BTW…………..Is there is such a thing as a music appreciation gene?? If so, I think my eldest daughter has inherited it. She is the one I gave my half of the vinyl collection too (getting my rightful half of the vinyl collection was a battle Gandalf would have been proud of). She also has my old Marantz turntable and amp. She is familiar with virtually every band and musician in both halves of the vinyl collection plus contemporary music I have never heard of, in fact now she introduces me to music, which is kinda nice. She is working on the ex for his half of the vinyl collection but I have a feeling it will stay locked in his attic, totally unlistened too and unloved, until they burry him, which is very sad. But for now……………..Otis Redding……………..his voice is like no other.