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Shake! Otis at Monterey

Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Comedian Tom Smothers introduces Redding to a crowd that is leaving -- until Redding grabs them with his charged rendition of "Shake." Redding's performance also includes "Respect" (which he wrote), "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Satisfaction," and "Try a Little Tenderness." Tragically, Redding died in a plane crash six months later. An innovative filmmaker who started in the 1950s making experimental films, Pennebaker garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature in 1993 for The War Room, his behind-the-scenes look at Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. His other subjects have included Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.

Top Cast

  • Otis Redding

    Otis Redding

    Self

  • Steve Cropper

    Steve Cropper

    Self - Booker T. & the MG's

  • Donald 'Duck' Dunn

    Donald 'Duck' Dunn

    Self - Booker T. & the MG's

  • Al Jackson Jr.

    Al Jackson Jr.

    Self - Booker T. & the MG's (archive footage)

  • Booker T. Jones

    Booker T. Jones

    Self - Booker T. & the MG's

  • Tom Smothers

    Tom Smothers

    Self

  • Wayne Jackson

    Wayne Jackson

    Self - The Mar-Keys

  • Andrew Love

    Andrew Love

    Self - The Mar-Keys

  • Floyd Newman

    Floyd Newman

    Self - The Mar-Keys

Overview

Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Comedian Tom Smothers introduces Redding to a crowd that is leaving -- until Redding grabs them with his charged rendition of "Shake." Redding's performance also includes "Respect" (which he wrote), "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Satisfaction," and "Try a Little Tenderness." Tragically, Redding died in a plane crash six months later. An innovative filmmaker who started in the 1950s making experimental films, Pennebaker garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature in 1993 for The War Room, his behind-the-scenes look at Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. His other subjects have included Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.

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