Otis Redding

Otis Redding was born on September 9, 1941, at Robins Air Force Base, where his father worked as a sharecropper and preacher. He started singing very young, and began taking music lessons by the age of 10. He began to win local contests in his area, and soon he was touring with Pat T. Cake and the Mighty Panthers. He cut his first album in 1963; but one of his most famous songs, which he released in 1966, was Try a Little Tenderness. Another of his famous songs was Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay, which is my personal favorite. On December 9, 1967, he boarded a plane to fly to a gig he had, and the plane crashed in Lake Monona, Wisconsin, and he died a young death of 26 years old. He was an amazing performer, with a rich, raspy voice that naturally excited all listeners.
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