Otis Redding
- MatchOtis Redding
- 64%Sam Cooke
- 55%Al Green
- 53%Wilson Pickett
- 41%Solomon Burke
- 40%James Brown
- 39%Aretha Franklin
- 39%Marvin Gaye
- 39%Percy Sledge
- 39%Sam & Dave
- 36%The Temptations
Biography
9 September 1941, Dawson, Georgia, USA, d. 10 December 1967, Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The son of a Baptist minister with the same name, Redding assimilated gospel music during his childhood and soon became interested in jump blues and R&B. After resettling in Macon, he became infatuated with local luminary Little Richard and began singing on a full-time basis. A high-school friend and booking agent, Phil Walden (b. Philip Michael Walden, 11 January 1940, Greenville, South... Read more