Title: Otis Redding – History Of Otis Redding
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, R&B, Southern Soul, Macon, Georgia
Matrix #: S-418
Condition: VG+, sounds good, some background noise, pretty scuffed up (CC)
Cultural Facts:
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Media Narrative: Released after his death, collections like this helped solidify Redding’s legacy as one of soul’s defining voices.
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Personal Struggle: Redding grew up in poverty in Macon, working manual jobs as a teen before breaking through in music.
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Notable Myths: His death in a 1967 plane crash remains widely discussed, with lingering questions about the exact circumstances of the accident.
