From the Jan. 10, 2016, Chicago Tribune Obituaries by Howard Reich.
OTIS CLAY 1942-2016.
He was pegged at various times as a soul singer, gospel titan or a high-energy showman. he was all of that and more. He had roots in Mississippi who came to Chcago. he was a one-time Grammy award nominee and had late 1960s hits with "That's How It Is (When You're in Love" and in the early 1970s "Trying to Live My Life Without You" which became a hit for Bob Seger. In the 80s, he had "When the Gates Swing Open."
people who influenced him were Duke Ellington, Thomas A. Dorsey, Sam Cooke and Muddy Waters among many others.
Clay was a 2013 inductee, died January 8, 2016, at age 73
In concert, he was a galvanic force and those shows were outstanding.
I got out my two cassettes and two CDs and listened to them over and over after I heard of his death.
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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