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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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives.
(Photo: Otis Redding in 1967)
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Tue 12 Dec 2017
08:50GMT
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except News Internet
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