Otis Redding: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Peter Guralnick, Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom (1986, reprinted 1994), pp. 133–151, covers Redding’s rise to prominence in a sweeping survey of Southern soul.
Representative Works
Otis Redding
- Pain in My Heart (1964)
- Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
- The Soul Album (1966)
- The Dock of the Bay (1968)
- The Immortal Otis Redding (1968)
- Otis Redding in Person at the Whisky-a-Go-Go (1968)
- Love Man (1969)
- Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival (1970)
- Tell the Truth (1970)
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
- King and Queen (1967)
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: TeachRock - Otis Redding. | Oct 12, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Otis Redding. | Mar 03, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Widow of Otis Redding Reflects on Husband's Legacy. | Jan 21, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Witness History - Otis Redding. | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachRock - Otis Redding. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Otis Redding. | Dec 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - AAEP 1600 - Biography of Otis Redding. | Jul 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Memphis Music Hall of Fame - Otis Redding. | May 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Otis Redding Foundation. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Otis Redding Foundation. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous African Americans - Otis Redding. | Oct 18, 2021 | ||
| Noted his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and his Grammy Award for lifetime achievement. | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Singers - Biography of Otis Redding. | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Blackpast - Otis Redding (1941-1967). | Oct 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackHistoryNow - Otis Redding. | Oct 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Otis Redding. | Oct 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Otis Redding. | Oct 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Otis Redding. | Oct 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Biography of Otis Redding. | Jun 02, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 09, 2000 | ||
| New article added. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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