Artist : Otis Redding
Album : Media Markt Collection: The 60s (disc 1)
Track Position : 15
Otis Redding (1941 – 1967) was a highly influential soul singer from Georgia, USA. Along with others such as Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd and Carla Thomas, Redding was a key exponent of the raw and electrifying "Southern Fried" soul sounds coming from the Memphis-based stax/volt label. There were also similarities and interactions with atlantic artists such as Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Percy Sledge and Aretha Franklin.