*7 JANUARY 1967*
(cover for the single ‘try a little tenderness’)
(‘age 25’)
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*SONGS* –>
*I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG*
*TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS*
*SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF BAY*
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*’9 september 1941′ – ’10 december 1967’*
(died @ ‘age 26’)
(while flying from ‘cleveland’ –> ‘madison’ (/ wisconsin) for a performance)
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(“Otis Ray Redding Junior” was an american singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and ‘talent scout’)
(he is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of ‘american popular music’ and a seminal artist in ‘soul music’ and ‘rhythm and blues’)
(Redding’s style of singing gained inspiration from the ‘gospel music’ that preceded the genre)
(his singing style influenced many other ‘soul artists’ of the 1960s, such as: ‘James Carr’ and ‘Freddie Jackson’)
(during his lifetime, his recordings were produced by ‘Stax Records’, based in ‘Memphis’, ‘Tennessee’)
(born and raised in the US state of ‘Georgia’, Redding quit school at age 15 to support his family, working with Little Richard’s backing band, the ‘Upsetters’, and performing at talent shows for prize money)
(in 1958, he joined Johnny Jenkins’s band, the ‘Pinetoppers’, with whom he toured the southern states as a singer and driver)
(an unscheduled appearance on a ‘Stax’ recording session led to a contract and his first single, “These Arms of Mine,” in 1962)
(‘Stax’ released Redding’s debut album, Pain in My Heart, 2 years later)
(initially popular mainly with ‘African-Americans’, Redding later reached a wider american ‘pop music’ audience)
(along with his group, he first played small gigs in the ‘American South’)
(he later performed at the popular ‘Los Angeles’ night club ‘Whisky a Go Go’ and toured ‘Europe’, performing in ‘London’, ‘Paris’ and other major cities)
(he also performed at the ‘Monterey Pop Festival’ in 1967)
(shortly before his death in a plane crash, Redding wrote and recorded his iconic “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” with ‘Steve Cropper’)
(the song became the first posthumous #1 record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts)
(the album The Dock of the Bay was the first posthumous album to reach #1 on the ‘UK Albums Chart’)
(Redding’s premature death devastated ‘Stax’)
(already on the verge of bankruptcy, the label soon discovered that ‘Atlantic Records’ owned the rights to his entire song catalog)
(Redding received many posthumous accolades, including the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” and induction into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”)
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(in addition to “(sittin’ on) the dock of the bay,” “respect’ + “try a little tenderness” are among his best-known songs)
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