Born September 9, 1941, in Dawson, Georgia, his first heroes are Little Richard (one of his first single is an imitation of Little Richard on "Shout Bamalama") and Sam Cooke, including several classics have been performed by Otis . Then twenty years, he worked as a driver and occasional singer for a group of Soul / Rhythm & Blues called Johnny & The Pinetoppers.
In 1962, Johnny Jenkins conducts a hearing in Memphis for a new local record label, Stax Records (named after its two founders Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton), and Otis Redding manages to audition. His first song, forget the legend, is another foray into the territory of Little Richard, but the second is a title of his pen: "These Arms of Mine" became his first (small) hit the U.S. in summer 1963 When Stax publish on its sub-label, Volt. In early 1964, he confirmed with the warm "Pain In My Heart", but it was not until the spring of 65 he finally enters the Top 50 U.S. with "Mr. Pitiful," a song co-written with Steve Cropper .
Cropper, the guitarist of Booker T & the MC's, a quartet that provides frequently inspired and funky instrumental parts for a host of stars who recorded in Memphis Soul along with other notable musicians as the Memphis Horns, Isaac Hayes, few, if not all, of these superstars studio will appear on future hits of Otis Redding , although at concerts, through which he quickly earned a formidable reputation as a dynamic artist, he tended to use less famous musicians, but also effective. Otis Redding late 1965 reached, which is considered the pinnacle of his recording career, with the beautiful and exciting album "Otis Blue". He has composed music imperishable as "resection" and "ve Been Loving You Too Long", and included some remarkable songs like "My Girl" by Smokey Robinson, "Shake" from his early influence Sam Cooke, and even " satisfaction "of white boys from the suburbs of London ... The album "Dictionary of Soul" are of Redding 0tis an international star.
A European tour with artists from Stax / Volt through Europe in 1965, and although he has not recorded any songs in the Top 10 in England or the United States during its life, it is singularly at the time more famous than his "stable mates" until 1966. His sensational appearance at the Monterey festival in June 1967 suddenly widens its audience - its version of the classic "Try A Little Tenderness" in which the film of the festival remains unforgettable.
Unfortunately, Otis Redding died in a plane crash on December 10 1967. He will get his biggest success in the wake of this tragedy, the meditative "(Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay", which ironically achieved the top spot in U.S. charts and the 3rd of the British charts a few weeks after his death. Fortunately, there were some unreleased recordings that have kept his name in the charts worldwide in the years following.
http://www.otisredding.fr/ (very good site in French)
http://www.otisredding.com/ (English)
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