Otis Redding’s last week: The tragic story of “Dock of the Bay” and a fateful final flight The soul icon recorded the song he might be best known for -- then left Nashville on the plane that ...

A lifelike statue of Otis Redding "sittin' on the dock" has resurfaced in the soul-singing legend's hometown Macon, Georgia. Surrounded by cars and concrete - and some water.

Jonathan Gould, author of Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life, claimed Redding recorded the song over two sessions, finishing on December 8th, but Cropper says that while he added his electric guitar ...

Otis Redding's 'Unfinished Life' Still Resonates Nearly 50 years after his untimely death, Redding's influence as a spirit of soul music remains. Jonathan Gould, author of a new biography of the ...

Otis Redding’s appearance, by contrast, came at the end of a long day and evening of music that consisted mainly of white blues and blues-based acid rock.

The pantheon of '60s-era musicians who died tragically young often gets shrunk into a holy trinity of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, all card-carrying members of the so-called 27 ...

Otis Redding, legendary soul singer, died 42 years ago Thursday; Redding had distinctive voice of yearning romantic passion; He wrote "Respect," "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" ...

Otis Redding III, the namesake youngest child of soul legend Otis Redding who forged a musical path of his own, died of cancer on Tuesday in Macon, Georgia. He was 59.

Soul singer Otis Redding’s shows at the Whisky A-Go Go in the spring of 1966 were just about the hottest ticket in town, drawing fans and pop music heavyweights alike.

Soul great Otis Redding’s 1966 performances at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood were a revelation in many respects for Southland music fans who caught those shows, which are the focal point of ...

Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the celebrated 1960s soul singer, who made a name for himself as a singer and guitarist, died on Tuesday in Macon, Ga.He was 59. The cause was cancer, his ...

MACON, Ga. (AP) — 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 ...