Though Aretha Franklin made “Respect” a global feminist anthem, it was Otis Redding who originally recorded the song in 1965. His version carries a different energy—more of a plea than a ...

Otis Redding never really became a crossover ... Aretha Franklin got to #1 with 1967’s “Respect,” a cover of a song that Redding had written and recorded two years earlier, but Redding ...

Otis’ songs have shaped the cultural ... Redding Sings Soul Ballads and Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul. The latter project included “Respect,” later covered by Aretha Franklin, which ...

who signed Otis and sent him to record at the legendary Stax studios in Memphis, recording, among others, his breakout song These Arms of Mine. Redding made his Official UK Singles Chart debut in ...

The heading reads, “Otis Redding, The King Of The Soul Singers 1941-1967 ... Aretha Franklin is the first black artist to make the list at No. 12 with “Respect,” a cover of a song written by Redding.

The Otis Redding Foundation, run by the singer’s family, never had its own physical hub for youth music programs until now, ...

That opportunistic vocalist was named Otis ... and “Respect” — which, in Aretha Franklin’s transformative version, was named ...

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Friday honoring the late entertainer Otis Redding, known for such songs as "These ... Loving You Too Long," "Respect" and "Try A Little ...

Otis Redding III ... "We do his songs, my brother Dexter does a great job. We do our thing. But we know that we respect the game — he's the King of Soul." Redding noted in the same interview ...

The Otis Redding Center for the Arts, a 15,000-square-foot space in the heart of downtown Macon, opens to the public this month.