Photo: Volt Records / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- High school
- Ballard-Hudson High School
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Grammy Awards
- 1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Otis Redding born?
September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967.
Where is Otis Redding from?
Otis Redding is from Dawson, Georgia, United States.
What does Otis Redding do?
Otis Redding works as singer, singer-songwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.