Otis Redding
Dawson, GA-born soul singer who died in a 1967 plane crash three days after recording "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay."
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Born 1941. Worked at Stax Records in Memphis. "Try a Little Tenderness," "Respect" (later covered by Aretha Franklin), and "Dock of the Bay" are his signatures. "Dock of the Bay" became the first posthumous #1 single in US history.
Location
Dawson, GA, USA
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