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The Otis Redding Songbook

A journey through the Otis Redding Songbook, on what would’ve been his 85th birthday. Plus, music from Van Morrison, Linda Ronstadt, Sia, Tina Arena, Olivia Rodrigo & The Beatles.

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1 hour, 48 minutes

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Yesterday22:04
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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Music Played

  • Otis Redding

    [Sittin' On] the Dock of the Bay

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

  • Etta James

    I've Been Lovin' You Too Long

  • Marc Broussard & Huey Lewis

    These Arms Of Mine

  • Buddy Guy & John Mayer

    I've Got Dreams To Remember

  • Otis Redding

    Ole Man Trouble

  • Frazey Ford

    The Happy Song [Dum-Dum]

  • Van Morrison

    Here Comes the Knight

  • Squirrel Flower

    Not Me

  • Linda Ronstadt

    Long Long Time

  • Sia

    Chandelier [Piano Version]

  • Tina Arena

    Chains [Acoustic Live Version]

  • Sydney Rose

    We Hug Now [Stripped]

  • Olivia Rodrigo

    1 step forward 3 steps back

  • The Waterboys

    Fisherman's Blues [Piano Version]

  • Jana Varga

    Fisherman's Trade [Strings Version]

  • Janis Ian

    At Seventeen

  • Emma Langford

    The Winding Way Down to Kells Bay

  • St. Alban

    The Anchor

  • Jack Johnson

    Better Together

  • Maria McCormack

    Ode to Tara

  • Ella Langley

    Hey Ma I Made It

  • Harry Nilsson

    Mother Nature's Son

  • The Beatles

    Blackbird

  • Sarah McLachlan

    When She Loved Me [From "Toy Story 2" / Soundtrack Version]

  • Mateo Oxley & Georgia Conway

    Beauty and the Beast [Acoustic]

  • Glenn Close & Phil Collins

    You'll Be In My Heart

Broadcast

  • Yesterday22:04
    BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle