Contract signed by Otis Redding for "Mr. Pitiful"

Created by

East Publications Inc.

Subject of

Redding, Otis, American, 1941 - 1967

Cropper, Steve, American, born 1941

Stewart, Jim, American, born 1930

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

Business

Law

Soul (Music)

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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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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