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Otis Redding

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Born 09 September 1941. Died 10 December 1967.

Otis Redding is a performance name for the person Otis Ray Redding, Jr..

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Biography

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer. Often called the "King of Soul", he is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (where he was inducted in 1989), Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm and blues into a form of funky, secular testifying." In addition, rock critic Jon Landau said in 1967 that '"Otis Redding is rock & roll". Redding died in a plane crash at the age of 26, one month before his biggest hit, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", was released.

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BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Dictionary of Soul 1966

    Dictionary of Soul

    Reviewed by Daryl Easlea

    It contains an embarrassment of riches.

  2. Otis Blue 1965

    Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul

    Reviewed by Angus Taylor

    A gutsy, visceral affair that leaves you thinking that, with the power of music,...

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Since December 2008

  1. 1. Shaun Keaveny

    Shaun Keaveny BBC 6 Music

  2. 2. Janice Long

    Janice Long BBC Radio 2

  3. 3. Holby City

    Holby City BBC One

  4. 4. Alex Lester

    Alex Lester BBC Radio 2

  5. 5. Steve Lamacq

    Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Music

  6. 6. Chris Evans

    Chris Evans BBC Radio 2

  7. 7. Wake Up to Wogan

    Wake Up to Wogan BBC Radio 2

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  1. BBC Radio 2 100%

  2. BBC 6 Music 74%

  3. BBC One 7%

  4. BBC 1Xtra 3%

  5. BBC Radio Ulster 3%

  6. BBC Radio 1 2%

  7. BBC Radio Scotland 2%

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