Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. 

He is considered one of the greatest singers in popular music and a major artist in soul and rhythm and blues. 

His singing style was powerfully influential among soul artists of 1960s and helped exemplify the Stax Sound.

Initially popular mainly with African Americans, Redding later reached the broader American popular music audience. 

He and his group first played small gigs in the South, then debuted in the western United States at LA's popular Whisky a Go Go. 

They later performed in Paris, London and other European cities.

Redding's premature death (airplane crash) devastated Stax. Already on the verge of bankruptcy, the label soon discovered that Atlantic Records owned the rights to his entire catalog.

Redding received many posthumous accolades, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement 

Award and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He received the honorific "King of Soul". 

In addition to "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," "Respect" and "Try a Little Tenderness" are among his best known songs.

Leaving you with some great hits of this great writer and singer of the Soul

One of my favourites

Oh yeahh

Another fave... I simply have to dance this...

And of course Otis has many more to add to this post, It's always a must have for those who like good music. :)