Otis Redding Biopic on the way

John Boyega is set to play Otis Redding in a new film telling the story of the soul singer’s decade-long relationship.
Otis & Zelma will see the Star Wars and Attack the Block actor play the tragic star with the Till breakout Danielle Deadwyler playing his wife, Zelma.

The drama will follow the success of Redding, whose career included hits such as [[Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay and These Arms of Mine before his death in a 1967 plane crash at the age of 26.
According to Variety, the official description claims the film “celebrates the 10 short years Otis and Zelma had together, and their eternal love story after his passing”. The film comes with the full support of the estate.
After the singer’s death, his widow opened her own booking business, a record store and a nightclub and never remarried. “Never will,” she said to the New York Times in 2022. “I love being Mrs Otis Redding. I’m the only one.”


This month will also see the singer receive a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Otis & Zelma will be directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples, whose breakout drama Miss Juneteenth premiered to acclaim at the Sundance film festival in 2020............

John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler | John Boyega | The Guardian

I guess things are getting serious now. 23 years is a good stretch of time. Many thanks to the membership. It is you that contribute to the success of the place. On behalf of Lowell and me. Thank you.

I wonder if this album is the only Motown album which didn't include any singles.

I am not keen on side 2 of the album but I feel side 1 has a couple of strong performances.

From UltimateClassicRock.com:

Frankie Valli, the acclaimed singer known for fronting the Four Seasons, has responded to claims he is a victim of elder abuse.
A recent concert clip of the 90-year-old vocalist went viral online, with many onlookers commenting that Valli appeared too frail to be performing.
“Whoever keeps sending Frankie Valli out on stage at this point is committing elder abuse,” remarked one Twitter user, their caption accompanying a video that has been viewed more than 2 million times.
Though some commenters took the opportunity to make fun of the nonagenarian, the overwhelming majority seemed generally concerned for the singer’s well-being. Now, Valli has responded to those fans, assuring them all is well.

'Nobody Has Ever Made Me Do Anything I Didn’t Want to Do'

"I know there has been a lot of stuff on the internet about me lately so I wanted to clear the air,” Valli began in a statement shared with People. “I am blessed to be 90 years old and still be doing what I love to do and as long as I am able, and audiences want to come see me, I am going to be out there performing as I always [do]. I absolutely love what I do. And I know we put on a great show because our fans are still coming out in force and the show still rocks."

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Frankie Valli Responds to Viral Claims of 'Elder Abuse' [ultimateclassicrock.com].

This probably can't be accessed by anyone outside the UK, as usually the BBC restricts such repeats to UK listeners only [[though there is software out there that makes it appear your computer / you are in the UK when you actually aren't).
Anyway, for those that are interested & can access it, here's the link ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p096p719

. . . I just checked out stuff related to this BBC radio 4 show [[LOOSE ENDS) as my granddaughter just joined the team who make the show ...

Just wondering if anyone on here has a complete set of these 45's and have digitised them - I'm trying to put together a 'complete Ric Tic and Golden World 45's' set [[just for myself) and I'm a few missing so looking for some help to bridge the gaps.