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Redding died just three days after re-recording "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", and was survived by Zelma and four children, Otis III, Dexter, Demetria, and Karla. August 1997, a memorial plaque was placed on the lakeside deck of the Madison convention center, Monona Terrace .
Nov 16, 2009 · Soul legend Otis Redding died in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin on December 10, 1967, along with six others. He was on his way to a concert after recording his classic song "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay".
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On Dec. 10, 1967, a twin-engine Beechcraft carrying Otis Redding crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, killing Redding and four members of his touring band, the Bar-Kays. Otis Redding was...
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May 23, 2024 · On December 10, 1967, Otis Redding and most of his backing band were killed when their chartered plane crashed into a Wisconsin lake. Redding was 26 years old.
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- Otis Redding was an American singer-songwriter and one of the great soul stylists of the 1960s. His singing became the measure of the decade’s grea...
- Otis Redding was born September 9, 1941, in Dawson, Georgia.
- Otis Redding's "(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay" was his only number-one hit. He co-wrote it with Steve Cropper, and it shot to the top of the cha...
- Otis Redding was posthumously awarded a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 1999.
Apr 2, 2014 · Known as the voice of soul music, Otis Redding died in a plane crash at 26 years old. His song "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" hit No. 1 in 1968.
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Otis Redding, a soul singer and songwriter, died in a plane crash in 1968 at age 26. He was a star of Stax-Volt label and had hits like "Satisfaction" and "Respect".