Contract signed by Otis Redding for "Mr. Pitiful"
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Created by
content: East Publications Inc.
label: Subject of
content: Otis Redding, American, 1941 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Steve Cropper, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Jim Stewart, American, born 1930
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place depicted
content: 3226 Commodore, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: 2582 Capewood, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Soul (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.50.1
objectType: label: Type
content: contracts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)