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Redding, Otis, 1941-1967

LC control no.nr 89011547
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML420.R295 Biography
Personal name headingRedding, Otis, 1941-1967
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1941-09-09
Death date1967-12-10
Place of birthDawson (Ga.)
Place of deathMadison (Wis.)
AffiliationPinetoppers (Musical group) Shooters (Musical group) Stax Records
Trans World Records (Firm) Finer Arts Label (Firm) Confederate Records (Firm)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Singers Authors
Found inHis The best of Otis Redding [SR] c1972: label (Otis Redding (soul singer)) container (1941-1967)
LC in RLIN, 9-5-89 (hdg.: Redding, Otis, d. 1967)
New Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll (Redding, Otis; b. Sept. 9, 1941, Dawson, Ga., d. Dec. 10, 1967, Madison, Wis.; soul singer)
African American National Biography, accessed March 21, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Redding, Otis; Redding, Otis Jr.; R&B musician, singer, songwriter; born 09 September 1941 in Dawson, Georgia, United States; sang with Pinetoppers and recorded for Confederate label (1958-1961), with Shooters for Trans World and Finer Arts labels (1960), on the Volt label, a subsidiary of the Memphis-based Stax label (1962); reached the top of the R&B charts and established himself as a leading soul performer with “Pain in My Heart,” (1963); his tour in England was met by huge crowds (1967); was replaced Elvis Presley as the top male vocalist in the world in an annual poll conducted by Melody Maker magazine (1967); died 10 December 1967 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States)
Sitting on the dock of the bay, 2021: title page (song lyrics by Otis Redding)
Associated languageeng