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Otis Redding
Sept. 9, 1941-Dec. 10, 1967
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Artistfacts:
| Redding died December 10, 1967, when a plane carrying him and the Bar-Kays crashed into Lake Monona, near Madison, Wisconsin. Only Ben Cauley (trumpet player for the Bar-Kays) survived the crash - Redding's body was found the day after the crash, still strapped into his plane seat. Though Otis and backing band the Bar-Kays perished in Lake Monona, there's an official monument in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building, located just a few blocks from the State Capitol at the following address: Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53. |
| He got his break when, as chauffeur and gofer for Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers, he asked the producer and engineer if he could record a song when the Pinetoppers were finished. The result was his first R&B hit, "These Arms of Mine." (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL, for above 2) |
| He recorded with Stax Records, a Soul label in Memphis that had a string of hits in the late '60s. The house band, known as Booker T. and The MGs, played the instruments on his songs. Other famous Stax artists include Isaac Hayes, Albert King and Wilson Picket. |
| He had a ranch called "The Big O Ranch," complete with a herd of cattle. |
| Redding was the first Soul artist with a large white audience. |
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Comments:
| Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. - Andy, Arlington, VA |
| theres a live album of the grateful dead and otis from a festival in 1966 and it is awesome - Sam, Philadelphia, PA |
| "I liked Otis' version of "Respect" better than Aretha's.
- mike, berkeley, CA"
i have to agree! - Gary, Mattawan, MI |
| Otis the king of Soul ;=)
"amen" "the arms of mine" et bien d'autre
bonne journÃ?e - seb, Pau, France |
| Anyone ever hear his version of (I can't get no) Satisfaction? its pretty good - C.J., Tunkhannock, PA |
| It makes me so sad to think of how great Otis Redding's music was and how overlooked and underappreciated he is. Most radio stations only play his biggest hit "Dock of the Bay". He was so much more than that 1 song. He left us a treasure trove of the most powerful passion-filled
recordings you will ever hear but most people are clueless as to his body of work. Otis is truly an immortal. - Virgil, Monroe, CT |
| I liked Otis' version of "Respect" better than Aretha's. - mike, berkeley, CA |
| Lake Monona is right in Madison, Wisconsin. - Shelli, Madison, WI |
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