Copyright © 2015 by Mark Ribowsky

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First published as a Liveright paperback 2016

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Ribowsky, Mark.

Dreams to remember : Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the transformation of Southern soul / Mark Ribowsky. — First edition.

 pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-87140-873-0 (hardcover)

1. Redding, Otis, 1941–1967. 2. Soul musicians—United States—Biography. 3. Soul music—History and criticism. I. Title.

ML420.R295R53 2015

782.421644092—dc23

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2015009097

ISBN 978-0-87140-874-7 (e-book)

ISBN 978-1-63149-1 (pbk.)

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