| LC control no. | nr 89011547 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.R295 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Redding, Otis, 1941-1967 |
| See also | Otis & Carla |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1941-09-09 |
| Death date | 1967-12-10 |
| Place of birth | Dawson (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Madison (Wis.) |
| Affiliation | Pinetoppers (Musical group) Shooters (Musical group) Stax Records Trans World Records (Firm) Finer Arts Label (Firm) Confederate Records (Firm) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers Authors |
| Found in | His 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 language | eng |
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