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After Redding's death, the Académie du Jazz in France named an award after him. The Prix Otis Redding is given to the best record release in the field of R&B. Redding was the first recipient of the award for The Otis Redding Story on Stax; [142] following winners of the award include Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner, and Curtis Mayfield.
Redding III died at a local hospital at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, coroner Leon Jones said. The Redding family will issue a statement soon.
Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander had taken a different flight, as there was not enough room left on Redding's plane. [2] [4] Cauley, who was sitting directly behind Otis Redding in the co-pilot's seat, had fallen asleep on the flight clutching his seat cushion. He awoke when he realized he could not breathe.
Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the legendary 1960s soul singer, has died from cancer at age 59, his family said Wednesday. Redding was just 3 years old when his ...
This September would have been Redding's 80th birthday. Fifty-four years after his tragic death, his family continues to honor his legacy through the Otis Redding Foundation.
The Dock of the Bay is the first of a number of posthumously released Otis Redding albums, and his seventh studio album. It contains a number of singles, B-sides, and previously released album tracks dating back to 1965, including one of his best known songs, the posthumous hit "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay".
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Otis Redding III, the musician who shares a name with his iconic 1960s soul singer father, has died following a battle with cancer, his family said on Wednesday. He was 59. Redding's sister, Karla ...