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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.
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay ist ein Song, der 1967 von dem Sänger Otis Redding und dem Gitarristen Steve Cropper gemeinsam geschrieben wurde. Er erreichte als erste posthum veröffentlichte Single Platz 1 der Billboard 200 und zudem Platz 3 der britischen Charts.
23. Mai 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.
- David Ritz
- 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.
8. Sept. 2023 · Gitarrist Steve Cropper erklärt exklusiv für ROLLING STONE, warum Otis Redding einer der größten Sänger aller Zeiten ist.
