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Otis Redding

R&B/Soul

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Top Songs By Otis Redding

Listen to (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayOtis Redding
Listen to Otis (feat. Otis Redding) by JAY-Z & Kanye West, see lyrics, music video & more!
Otis (feat. Otis Redding)JAY-Z & Kanye West
Listen to These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
These Arms of MineOtis Redding
Listen to Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
Try a Little TendernessOtis Redding
Listen to I've Been Loving You Too Long by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
I've Been Loving You Too LongOtis Redding
Listen to That's How Strong My Love Is by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
That's How Strong My Love IsOtis Redding
Listen to I've Got Dreams To Remember by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
I've Got Dreams To RememberOtis Redding
Listen to Pain In My Heart by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
Pain In My HeartOtis Redding
Listen to Hard To Handle by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
Hard To HandleOtis Redding
Listen to I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) by Otis Redding, see lyrics, music video & more!
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)Otis Redding

Latest Release

Listen to This Love of Mine - EP by Otis Redding
ALBUMThis Love of Mine - EPOtis Redding

More albums from Otis Redding

Listen to Remember Me by Otis Redding
ALBUMRemember MeOtis Redding
Listen to Tell the Truth by Otis Redding
ALBUMTell the TruthOtis Redding
Listen to Love Man by Otis Redding
ALBUMLove ManOtis Redding
Listen to The Immortal Otis Redding by Otis Redding
ALBUMThe Immortal Otis ReddingOtis Redding
Listen to The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
ALBUMThe Dock of the BayOtis Redding
Listen to King & Queen by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
ALBUMKing & QueenOtis Redding & Carla Thomas
Listen to Complete & Unbelievable...The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (50th Anniversary Edition) by Otis Redding
ALBUMComplete & Unbelievable...The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (50th Anniversary Edition)Otis Redding
Listen to The Soul Album by Otis Redding
ALBUMThe Soul AlbumOtis Redding
Listen to Otis Blue (Mono) by Otis Redding
ALBUMOtis Blue (Mono)Otis Redding
Listen to Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (Collector's Edition) by Otis Redding
ALBUMOtis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (Collector's Edition)Otis Redding
Listen to The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads by Otis Redding
ALBUMThe Great Otis Redding Sings Soul BalladsOtis Redding
Listen to Pain In My Heart by Otis Redding
ALBUMPain In My HeartOtis Redding

Otis Redding's Popular Music Videos

Watch Otis (feat. Otis Redding) music video by JAY-Z & Kanye West
Otis (feat. Otis Redding)
JAY-Z & Kanye West
Watch (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay music video by Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
Watch (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay music video by Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
Watch Eye Know (feat. Otis Redding) music video by De La Soul
Eye Know (feat. Otis Redding)
De La Soul
Watch These Arms of Mine music video by Otis Redding
These Arms of Mine
Otis Redding
Watch Eye Know (Official Lyric Video) [feat. Otis Redding] music video by De La Soul
Eye Know (Official Lyric Video) [feat. Otis Redding]
De La Soul

Artist Playlists

Otis Redding Essentials
Otis Redding Essentials
Intensely soulful hits from a singer who was gone far too soon.
Otis Redding Essentials
Otis Redding: Love Songs
Otis Redding: Love Songs
Sweet and soulful Memphis romance.
Otis Redding: Love Songs
Otis Redding: Sampled
Otis Redding: Sampled
Their original tunes have been the source material for some of modern music’s biggest hits.
Otis Redding: Sampled
Otis Redding: Deep Cuts
Otis Redding: Deep Cuts
Beyond his romantic ballads, the soul soother got playful.
Otis Redding: Deep Cuts
Otis Redding: Influences
Otis Redding: Influences
Hear the forebears of the soul icon's signature smolder.
Otis Redding: Influences
Otis Redding: Live
Otis Redding: Live
Every recording from this short-lived legend is a treasure.
Otis Redding: Live
Inspired by Otis Redding
Inspired by Otis Redding
Saluting the influence of this prodigious singer/songwriter.
Inspired by Otis Redding

About Otis Redding

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Hometown
Dawson, GA, United States
Born
September 9, 1941
Genre
R&B/Soul
Otis Redding’s open-hearted vocal presence was clear right from his debut single, 1962’s “These Arms of Mine.” A sustained smolder that quivers and aches with uncommon depth of feeling, the stark ballad still delivers an emotional knockout. But the soul legend (born in Dawson, Georgia in 1941) could burn much hotter than that, too, adding a fiery, full-throated climax to the staid crooner standard “Try a Little Tenderness” and investing himself entirely in the pleading soul ballad “That’s How Strong My Love Is.” Backed by the era-defining house band at Stax Records (including keyboardist Booker T. Jones and guitarist Steve Cropper), Redding mingled the tender devotion of gospel and doleful gravity of blues with the honeyed, hummable tone of pop while retaining a rootsy, everyman appeal. Expressive yet absolutely assured, his singing imparts a stream of charismatic flourishes, whether sultry asides to his romantic subject or knowing nods to the band. Following his tragic death at age 26, he topped the charts with 1968’s posthumous “(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay,” a down-home reflection on being at loose ends that seems to slow down time itself. Redding’s velvety command of his craft has since influenced many generations of singers, including Al Green and Leon Bridges.
Otis Redding has also released music as a member of Soul Clan.
Musical InfluencesOtis Redding's musical influences include Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Ben E. King and more.
Ray Charles
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Influenced by Otis ReddingOtis Redding has influenced the music of Chris Stapleton, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers and more.
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