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No-Owl9201 t1_ja032v2 wrote

Otis Redding died at age 26 shortly after writing and recording 'The Dock of the Bay' which became a major hit after his death.
Like other great talents who died too young we can only guess at what might have been.

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drygnfyre t1_ja0krk6 wrote

>Like other great talents who died too young we can only guess at what might have been.

There was a movie a few years back called "The Identical" which was about if Elvis had survived into the 1990s, and as a result, Elvis impersonators weren't really a thing, except for the protagonist who looked a lot like Elvis. According to the director, Elvis would have made mellow rock akin to the Counting Crows.

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No-Owl9201 t1_ja0olnf wrote

Yes indeed it would have been fascinating to see the further evolution of Elvis's career. I guess with his vocal style he could adapt to most musical genres. He worked with so many talented people it is hard not to see him as a huge success in whatever he did. Though being a Star is never easy or predictable so who really knows.

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