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Otis Redding war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger und Songwriter, der mit 26 Jahren bei einem Flugzeugabsturz starb und posthum einer der einflussreichsten Soul-Sänger der 1960er-Jahre wurde. Redding trägt den Beinamen King of Soul.
Otis 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.
Officially released live recordings by Otis Redding primarily come from three sources: a series of shows performed at the Whisky a Go Go in April 1966, the Stax/Volt Revue tour of Europe in March and April 1967, and his five-song set at the Monterey International Pop Festival on June 17, 1967.
Vor 5 Tagen · 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.
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- Otis Redding was an American singer-songwriter and one of the great soul stylists of the 1960s. His singing became the measure of the decade’s grea...
- Otis Redding was born September 9, 1941, in Dawson, Georgia.
- Otis Redding's "(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay" was his only number-one hit. He co-wrote it with Steve Cropper, and it shot to the top of the cha...
- Otis Redding was posthumously awarded a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 1999.
- On December 10, 1967, Otis Redding and most of his backing band were killed when their chartered plane crashed into a Wisconsin lake. Redding was 2...
"(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, becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US.
2. Apr. 2014 · Learn about the life and career of Otis Redding, the singer-songwriter who became the voice of soul music. Find out how he died in a plane crash, what songs he recorded and how he influenced the genre.
8. Sept. 2023 · Gitarrist Steve Cropper erklärt exklusiv für ROLLING STONE, warum Otis Redding einer der größten Sänger aller Zeiten ist.
