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CD Review: Otis Redding, “Live On the Sunset Strip”

Ken Shane May 18, 2010 7

By the time a 24 year-old Otis Redding arrived in Los Angeles in 1966 for appearances that included a Hollywood Bowl show with Donovan, Sonny & Cher, and the Mamas & the Papas, and

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CD Review: Various Artists, “Where the Action Is! L.A. Nuggets 1965 – 1968″

Ken Shane October 13, 2009 6

Just a week or so after tackling Rhino’s massive Big Star release, Keep An Eye on the Sky, I’m back writing about another huge effort from Rhino, Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets

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