IN MEMORIAM 1941 – 1967
Otis Redding
Artist in the Deadikace database.
Gospel Music Soul
Otis Ray Redding Jr. was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Nicknamed the “King of Soul”, Redding’s style of singing drew inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre. His vocal style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s.
Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.
1941
Born September 9, 1941 in United States
BIRTH
1967
Died at 26
IN MEMORIAM