Otis Redding (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an influential American deep soul singer, known for his passionate delivery and his posthumous hit only, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay", also one of his virtually all respected tracks.

A indigene of Macon, Georgia was working in the music business with Johnny Jenkins in the early 1960s, recording "These Arms of Mine" in 1962. the song became the minor hit in Volt Records, a subsidiary of illustrious "Southern soul" label Stax, based inside Memphis, Tennessee. His manager was fellow Maconite Phil Walden (who late founded Capricorn Records). Otis Redding continued to release for Volt/Stax, & built his fanbase by extensively touring the legendarily thrilling survive indicate by using trend lines from either fellow Stax creative person Sam and Dave. More hits between 1964 and 1966 included "Mr. Pitiful", "I Can't Turn You Loose", "Try a Little Tenderness", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones song), and "Respect" (later a smash hit for Aretha Franklin).

Redding wrote numerous of his have songs, which was unusual for the period, typically by owning Steve Cropper (of Stax house band Booker T & the MG's, who usually served as Otis' backing band in the studio). Soul singerJerry Butler co-wrote another hit "I've Been Loving You Too Long". One of his couple of songs by having the important mainstream as a consequence was "Tramp" (1967) with Carla Thomas. Late that month, Redding played at a massively influential Monterey Pop Festival.

"(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" became renowned a year whenever his dying when his plane crashed into Lake Monona which makes up of these side of Madison, Wisconsin's isthmus, along with The Bar-Kays, his backup band. It was his number one #1 only & 1st million-seller. Two or three farther records were posthumously freed, including "Hard to Handle" (1968).

His sons Dexter & Otis II founded together sustaining cousin-german Mark Locket a funk/disco-band "The Reddings" in the late 1970s.

Sample
Download sample of "Mr. Pitiful" A indigen of Dawson, Georgia was raised within Macon.

Discography
Albums
Trouble within Our Heart (1964, Atco) America: #103 UK: #28 A Smashing Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1965, Volt) The states: #75 UK: #30 Otis Blue (1965) US: #75 UK: #6 A Soul Album (1966) America: #54 UK: #22 Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966) US: #73 UK: #23 King & Queen (1967) with Carla Thomas US: #36 UK: #18 Sleep in Europe (1967) Usa: #32 UK: #14 A Dock of the Bay (1968) The states: #4 UK: #1 History of Otis Redding (1968) United states: #9 UK: #2 A Immortal Otis Redding (1968, Atco) United states: #58 UK: #19 Personally at The Whisky A Last-Last (1968) United states: #82 Love Human (1969) The states: #46 Tell a Truth (1970) U.s.: #200 Survive at a Monterey International Pop Festival (1971, Reprise) America: #16 A Right of Otis Redding (1972) United states: #76 A Super Right of Otis Redding (2000) UK: #26

Singles
"Shout Bamalama" (1961) "Gettin' Hip" (1961, Alshire) "These Arms of Mine" (1962, Volt) R&B: #20 US: #85 "That's What My Heart Needs" (1963) R&B: #27 "Pain in My Heart" (1963) U.s.a.: #61 "Come to Me" (1964) America: #69 "Security" (1964) America: #97 "Chained and Bound" (1964) United states of america: #70 "Mr. Pitiful" (1964) R&B: #10 US: #41 "Stand By Me" (1964) "Things Go Better With Coke..." (The Human & The Woman) [1964 Commercial] "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" (1965) R&B: #2 US: #21 "Just One More Day" (1965) ''b-side of We've Been...'' R&B: #15 US: #85 "Respect" (1965) R&B: #4 US: #35 "That's How Strong My Love Is" (1965) R&B: #18 US: #74 "I Can't Turn You Loose" (1965) R&B: #11 UK: #29 "My Girl" (1965) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1966) R&B: #4 US: #31 UK: #33 "My Lover's Prayer" (1966) R&B: #10 US: #61 UK: #37 "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" (1966) R&B: #12 US: #29 UK: #23 "Try a Little Tenderness" (1966) R&B: #4 US: #25 "I Love You More Than Words Can Say" (1967) R&B: #30 US: #78 "Shake" (1967) R&B: #16 US: #47 UK: #28 "Glory of Love" (1967) R&B: #19 US: #60 "Tramp" (1967, Stax) by having Carla Thomas R&B: #2 US: #26 UK: #18 "Knock on Wood" (1967) sustaining Carla Thomas R&B: #8 US: #30 UK: #35 "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" (1968, Volt) R&B: #1 US: #1 UK: #3 "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" (1968) R&B: #10 US: #25 UK: #24 "Amen" (1968, Atco) R&B: #15 US: #36 "Hard to Handle" (1968) b-side of Amen R&B: #38 US: #51 UK: #15 "I've Got Dreams to Remember" (1968) R&B: #6 US: #41 "Lovey Dovey" (1968, Stax) by owning Carla Thomas R&B: #21 US: #60 "White Christmas" (1968, Atco) "Merry Christmas, Baby" (1968) b-side of Whiten Christmas U.s.: #9 "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (1968) R&B: #10 US: #21 "When Something is Wrong With My Baby" (1969) sustaining Carla Thomas "A Lover's Question" (1969) R&B: #20 US: #48 "Love Man" (1969) R&B: #17 US: #72 "Free Me" (1969) R&B: #30 "Look at That Girl" (1969) "Demonstration" (1969) "Give Away None of My Love" (1970) "I've Been Loving You Too Long (Live)" (1971)