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Otis Redding (Otis Ray Redding Jr., Dawson, Georgia, September 9, 1941 – Madison, Wisconsin, December 10, 1967) was a highly influential soul singer from Georgia, USA. Redding was born in the small town of Dawson, Georgia. When he was 5, his family moved to Macon, Georgia. Redding sang in the choir at church, and as a teenager won the talent show at the Douglass Theatre for 15 weeks in a row. His early influences were Little Richard and Sam Cooke. |
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News in english
about Otis Redding
(June / 2009)
R&B from across the sea Date: 16 Jun 2009
Toronto Star -
With little in the way of homegrown soul to emulate, Irish R&B singer Laura Izibor took measure of American soul legends like Otis Redding, Nina Simone, Donnie Hathaway and Roberta Flack.
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Booker T. and the MGs to bring soul to Charleston Date: 24 Jun 2009
The Charleston Gazette -
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Booker T. and the MGs played a big role in rock and soul music history, backing up artists like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Sam and Dave and releasing more than a dozen albums. Original members Bo...
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Two visions for one waterfront Date: 26 Jun 2009
The New Zealand Herald -
I'm sitting on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away ooh I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay wastin' time. - Otis Redding It could only happen in Auckland. Only in this city, says Mike Lee, would the public...
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You can call me ‘Chinaman’ and I can call you ‘Melayu’ Date: 27 Jun 2009
The Malaysian Insider -
JUNE 27 – One of my fondest memories as a young college student is sitting on the cement stoop outside my friend Fairuz’s father’s house in SS2 in Petaling Jaya, sharing smokes, talking about girls, movies, music and, occasionally, even politics. A highlight of the evening would be when Fairuz – the funniest guy I know – would do his send up of the Otis Redding classic “Sitting on the Dock of ...
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