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    Otis ReddingAmerican singer and songwriter
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    BornOtis Ray Redding Jr. · September 9, 1941 · Dawson, Georgia, U.S.
    DiedDecember 10, 1967 (aged 26) · Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
    SpouseZelma Atwood (m. 1961)
    Children4
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    Early life

    Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia, the fourth of six children, and the first son of Otis Redding Sr. and Fannie Roseman. Redding Sr. was a sharecropper and then worked at Robins Air Force Base, near Macon, … See more

    Career

    A member of Pat T. Cake and the Mighty Panthers, Redding toured the southern United States on the Chitlin' Circuit, a string of venues that were hospitable to African-American entertainers during the era of racial segre… See more

    Personal life and wealth

    Redding, who was 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 220 pounds (100 kg), was an athletic family man who loved American football and hunting. He was active in philanthropic projects. He had a keen interest in s… See more

    Death

    By 1967, the band was traveling to performances in Redding's Beechcraft H18 airplane. On December 9, they appeared on the Upbeat television show produced in Cleveland. They played three concerts in two nights … See more

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