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Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer-songwriter and record producer. Redding is considered one of the major figures in soul/R&B; his open-throated singing was an influence on other soul singers of the 1960s, while – usually with his writing partner Steve Cropper – he crafted a lean and powerful style of rhythm and blues that formed the basis of the Stax Sound. After appearing at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, he wrote and recorded (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, which went on to become a number one record on both the pop and R&B charts after his death in a plane crash. Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia, and moved to Macon in the same state while still a child. At age 15 he left school to help his family financially and... Read on...