Created by:

East Publications Inc.  Search this

Subject of:

Otis Redding, American, 1941 - 1967  Search this

Steve Cropper, American, born 1941  Search this

Jim Stewart, American, born 1930  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)

Type:

contracts

Place depicted:

3226 Commodore, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

2582 Capewood, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965

Description:

A contract signed by Otis Redding. The contract has black print on legal paper with signatures on the bottom right of the front. The contract establishes the payment distribution regarding the song "Mr. Pitiful" between writers Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and Stax/Volt record executive Jim Stewart.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Law  Search this

Soul (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.50.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5115d053f-8c37-4b6a-b8c2-1f34658b195a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.50.1