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Redding, born September 9, 1941, was an R&B star who had already recorded close to 10 albums’ worth of original studio tracks plus a number of dynamic live performances. Redding, only 26 at the time, had recorded the song that would become his defining hit, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” only 18 days earlier. 10, in an airplane crash near Madison, Wisconsin. Sadly, the singer never knew that all of his years of hard work was about to finally pay off: he had died the previous Dec. On January 8, 1968, the latest single by Otis Redding, by any measure one of the greatest soul singers of all time, was released. It’s one of the most heartbreaking tales in popular music history. Radio Hits in January 1969: Don’t Break My Heart.

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The song was (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay.

Otis Redding is the only Musician on the Mafia III Soundtrack to chart a song in the top ten for the year in 1968, the year the game takes place.

Four days after the recording session-on December 10, 1967-Redding and four members of his band, the Bar-Keys, were killed after their chartered plane crashed into a Wisconsin lake. 1 on the pop and R&B charts the following year, but Redding wouldn't live to see his success. On December 6, 1967, Redding recorded "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." The song hit No. Hoping to become more involved behind the scenes, Redding started his own label, Jotis.

Other artists of the day were influenced by Redding and Aretha Franklin's rendition of his song, "Respect," became legendary. That same year, he produced Arthur Conley's "Sweet Soul Music," which went to No. In 1967, Redding released a successful duet album with Carla Thomas. He released "I've Been Loving Your Too Long (to Stop Now)" that same year, and "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" a year later. He was known for his energy in the studio and, in 1965, recorded the album Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul in one day. Redding began a career recording at Stax, playing guitar and arranging his own songs. During one of Jenkins's recording sessions at Memphis's Stax studios, Redding recorded a ballad he'd written, "These Arms of Mine." The song quickly took off, rising to No. He returned to Georgia a year later and recorded "Shout Bamalama." He befriended guitarist Johnny Jenkins and joined his band, the Pinetoppers. In 1960, Otis Redding moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began releasing singles. In the late 1950s, Redding joined the Upsetters, the band that had formerly backed Little Richard.

When he was 5 years old, Redding's family moved to Macon, Georgia, where he grew up listening to the music of Sam Cooke and Little Richard. Otis Redding, born Otis Ray Redding Jr., in Dawson, Georgia.