My Take
Otis Redding is the kind of artist who makes you genuinely mourn a future that never happened. Born in Dawson, Georgia in 1941 and gone at just 26 in a plane crash, he packed more raw human emotion into a handful of years than most singers manage in a lifetime. That voice — unpolished, urgent, aching — wasn't doing tricks; it was just telling the truth. His 1967 Monterey Pop performance alone is enough to cement his legend, and "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, released posthumously, somehow captures both contentment and loss in the same breath. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1989 and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 are well-earned, but honestly, the real testament is that more than half a century after his death, people still reach for his records when words aren't enough.
Overview
Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Nicknamed the "King of Soul", Redding's style of singing drew inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Otis Redding
- Name (Japanese)
- オーティス・レディング
- Reading
- おーてぃす・れでぃんぐ
- Born
- September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Dawson, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Ballard-Hudson High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Grammy Awards
- 1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.