Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967) was an influential American deep soul singer, best known for his passionate delivery and posthumous hit single, "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay." According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (where he was inducted in 1989) website, Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying."

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an influential American deep soul singer, best known for his passionate delivery and posthumous hit single (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay . Other notable tracks are I’ve Been Loving You Too Long , Try a Little Tenderness , Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) , Respect (also a big hit for Aretha Franklin), I Can’t Turn You Loose , Mr Pitiful , Shake and Tramp (with Carla Thomas). His best known album, originally a vinyl L.P, is pro