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Remembering Otis Redding Today on What Would Have Been His 85th Birthday (Born 9/9/41)

September 9, 2026 Albumism Staff
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Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Otis Redding’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his/her career below!

Born: September 9, 1941
Died: December 10, 1967
Biography | Discography (Studio Albums):

Pain in My Heart (1964)
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1965)
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965) | Read More
The Soul Album (1966)
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
King & Queen (1967)

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