There's nothing quite like a thrilling "overnight success" story. But when it comes to soul superstar Otis Redding, his meteoric rise to the top ended almost as quickly as it started.

In 1962, Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers had an audition in Memphis for the rising new label, Stax Records. Jenkins blew ...

The soulful voice of Otis Redding was tragically silenced on this day in 1967, when his plane crashed in a small Wisconsin lake, killing him and all but one of the passengers. His amazing voice ...

‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay,’ co-written with his great friend Steve Cropper, was released on January 8, 1968, a month after Otis’ death at just 26. It’s a cruel twist in an ...

The New York Times gave only four inches at the bottom of a column on page 19 to the death exactly one month ago of Otis Redding. The Times reported the plane crash and listed the musicians who ...

Redding III was a member of the family group the Reddings, who had 11 R&B chart entries including the 1980 Top 10 hit ‘Remote Control.’ Otis Redding III, the son of the great soul singer ...

Emily Butler On Monday, Jan. 20, Gov’t Mule returned to the stage at Jewel Paradise Cove Resort with another staging in their ...

For commuters who take the Otis Redding Bridge to access the interstate, they'll have to make alternative travel plans starting next week. Drivers who need to access the I-16 ramps should pay ...

Otis Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia on September 9, 1941 and was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Redding started his music career singing in gospel choirs around the ...