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Otis Redding(1941-1967)

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  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Otis Redding
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Otis Redding was born on 9 September 1941 in Dawson, Georgia, USA. He was a music artist and composer, known for Top Gun (1986), Hamburger Hill (1987) and Road House (1989). He was previously married to Zelma Atwood. He died on 10 December 1967 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
BornSeptember 9, 1941
DiedDecember 10, 1967(26)
BornSeptember 9, 1941
DiedDecember 10, 1967(26)
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Known for

Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun
6.9
  • Soundtrack("(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay")
  • 1986
Hamburger Hill (1987)
Hamburger Hill
6.7
  • Soundtrack("(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
  • 1987
Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
Road House
6.6
  • Soundtrack("These Arms of Mine")
  • 1989
John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, and Amy Smart in Rat Race (2001)
Rat Race
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Respect")
  • 2001

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Music Department

  • Otis Redding, Federico Profeta, and Alessandro Maresca in Du' Brothers: (Sittin on) the dock of the bay (2021)
    Du' Brothers: (Sittin on) the dock of the bay
  • Seal: I've Been Loving You Too Long
  • Food Rocks (1994)
    Food Rocks
  • Robert Palmer: Dreams to Remember
  • The Black Crowes: Hard to Handle (1989)
    The Black Crowes: Hard to Handle

Composer

  • L'amour fou
  • Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass (1992)
    Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass
  • Michael Bolton: The Dock of the Bay
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Monterey Pop: 50th Anniversary
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Monterey Pop: 50th Anniversary

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Apple Music
    • Deezer
    • September 9, 1941
    • Dawson, Georgia, USA
    • December 10, 1967
    • Madison, Wisconsin, USA(plane crash)
    • August 17, 1961 - December 10, 1967 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    CD: "Good To Me" (Fantasy)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    First artist to have a number one hit posthumously on Billboard's "Hot 100" chart with his recording of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Volt 157). The song was recorded only three days before his death.
  • Quotes
    As I was growing up, I did a lot of talent shows. I won fifteen Sunday nights straight in a series of talent shows in Macon. I showed up the sixteenth night, and they wouldn't let me go on any more. Whatever success I had was through the help of the good Lord.

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