On December 10, 1967, Otis Redding died in a plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin, a few days after recording the song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”. He was 26 years old. Otis Ray Redding Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. … Continue reading Otis Redding