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Otis Redding

The great soul singer who was killed in a plane crash in December 1967, as remembered by his friends and fellow musicians.

In December 1967, the great American soul singer, Otis Redding, was killed in a plane crash as he stood on the brink of superstardom. Simon Watts introduces the memories of Otis’s guitarist, Steve Cropper, and trumpeter, Wayne Jackson, as recorded in the ±«Óătv archives.

(Photo: Otis Redding in 1967)

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9 minutes

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Tue 12 Dec 2017 08:50GMT

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  • Tue 12 Dec 2017 08:50GMT

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