Otis Redding - Wikipedia
WEBOtis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues .
Otis Redding | Biography, Songs, Death, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter who was one of the great soul stylists of the 1960s. Unabashedly emotional, he sang with overwhelming power and irresistible sincerity. As a composer, he introduced a new sort of rhythm-and-blues line. Learn more about his life, music, and significance.
Otis Redding discography - Wikipedia
WEBThis is the discography of American soul singer Otis Redding. Studio albums. Posthumous studio albums. Otis Redding's death prompted a number of releases, including live albums and compilations. Four albums of mostly new material were released, but they are more like compilations than official studio releases.
Otis Redding - Songs, Death & Life - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Known as the voice of soul music, Otis Redding died in a plane crash at 26 years old. His song "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" hit No. 1 in 1968.
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Wikipedia
WEB"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968, [4] becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US. [5]
Respect (song) - Wikipedia
WEB"Respect" is a song written and originally recorded by American soul singer Otis Redding. It was released in 1965 as a single from his third album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul and became a crossover hit for Redding.
She Never Stopped Loving Otis Redding. Her City Never Stopped …
WEBApr 17, 2022 · Her City Never Stopped Needing Him. The soul singer has been gone for more than half a century. Zelma Redding’s love affair with him — and his with Macon, Ga. — has never ended. After her ...
In Memory of Otis Redding and His Revolution | The New Yorker
WEBDec 10, 2017 · Born in Georgia in 1941, the same year as Emmett Till, Otis Redding grew up in a world where any “suggestive” behavior by a black male in the presence of whites was potentially suicidal.
Otis Redding - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
WEBOtis Redding was, quite literally, sittin’ on the dock of the bay when he began to compose the tune that would become his most enduring hit after his sudden and untimely death in December of 1967. Despite the song’s forlorn tale, Redding was, at …
Otis Redding Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor... | AllMusic
WEBOtis Redding. Perhaps the greatest soul singer of the '60s, the man who wrote and sang standards like "Respect" and " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: