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3. Otis Redding<\/h2>\n

\"Otis<\/p>\n

Otis Ray Redding \u00a0Jr. is one of the most important figures<\/strong> in the history of R & B and Soul music. He recorded his first single in 1962, “These Arms Of Mine<\/a>” \u00a0being soon followed by a Stax Records production album.<\/p>\n

Sad accident<\/h3>\n

Although initially, listeners and fans of Otis were predominantly African-American, the young singer came very soon to attract<\/strong> the white audiences.\u00a0In 1967, Otis used his own<\/strong> Beechcraft airplane<\/a> to reach H18 concerts. In December 1967, the singer and his team were to fly from Cleveland to Madison, Wisconson.<\/p>\n

Although the weather was very bad<\/strong> and had been warned not to take off, Otis decided to risk. Six miles away from its destination, the pilot announced that he will be forced to make an emergency landing<\/strong>.\u00a0The plane crashed immediately after this transmission and, even today, the cause of the accident is unknown<\/strong>. The only survivor was Ben Cauley, a member of the band of instrumentalists. He woke up in the water but couldn\u2019t\u00a0 swim enough \u00a0to help his friends.<\/p>\n

Otis Redding’s death<\/a> devastated the whole world. Redding has received numerous posthumous honors<\/strong>, including a Grammy for career and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n