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April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 21) Otis Redding

By Steve Cropper

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Live in London & Paris

Otis Redding didn't simply "play concerts." The soul giant was a human Mount Vesuvius: He erupted. Redding was at the height of his fame in March 1967, when he played these two brief shows in London and Paris. (He would die in a plane crash in December that year.) And the audience's reaction is ecst...

2008 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition]

2008

Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding

1993

The Dock Of The Bay

1991

The Otis Redding Story

1989

Tell the Truth

1970

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Otis Redding's grainy voice and galvanizing stage shows made him one of the greatest male soul singers of the '60s. At the time of his death, Otis Redding was making his first significant impact on the pop audience after years as a favorite among blacks.

In his youth, Redding was influenced by both Little Richard and Sam Cooke, and early in his career he was a member of Little Richard's backing...

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