Otis Redding

Biography

9 September 1941, Dawson, Georgia, USA, d. 10 December 1967, Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The son of a Baptist minister with the same name, Redding assimilated gospel music during his childhood and soon became interested in jump blues and R&B. After resettling in Macon, he became infatuated with local luminary Little Richard and began singing on a full-time basis. A high-school friend and booking agent, Phil Walden (b. Philip Michael Walden, 11 January 1940, Greenville, South... Read more

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Otis Redding

Biography

Genres Blues Blues Easy Listening Foreign Films Holiday & Seasonal Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock Pop / Rock R&B / Soul R&B / Soul Soundtrack

Tags soul rhythm and blues blues 60s oldies

Decades 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

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Genres

Blues Blues Easy Listening Foreign Films Holiday & Seasonal Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock Pop / Rock R&B / Soul R&B / Soul Soundtrack

Tags

soul

rhythm and blues

blues

60s

oldies

Decades

1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

Links

allmusic bbc music page biography d-nb.info discogs facebook image imdb last.fm lyrics musicmoz official homepage rateyourmusic.com secondhandsongs soundcloud twitter viaf wikidata wikipedia worldcat.org youtube