Otis Redding rose to prominence as a soul and rhythm-and-blues singer during the 1960s and released songs such as "Try a Little Tenderness," "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" and "Respect."
Guitarist and songwriter writes , "Otis had the softness of Sam Cooke and the harshness of Little Richard, and he was his own man. He was also fabulous to be around, always 100 percent full of energy. So many singers in those days, with all due respect, had just been in the business too long. They were bitter from the way they were treated. But Otis didn't have that. He was probably the most nonprejudiced human being I ever met. He seemed to be big in every way: physically, in his talent, in his wisdom about other people."
