Otis Redding III.Photo: Lilly Lawrence/WireImage
Otis Redding III, the namesake youngest child of soul legend Otis Redding who forged a musical path of his own, died of cancer on Tuesday in Macon, Georgia. He was 59.
“It is with heavy hearts that the family of Otis Redding III confirms that he lost his battle with cancer last evening at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Ga. Otis was 59 years old,” she wrote. “Please keep our family in your prayers at this time and please respect our privacy as we consume this huge loss. Arrangements will be announced at a later date.”
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“Daddy is gone, but his spirit is fresh in our minds,” he told PEOPLE in 1981. “Some people expect to hear Otis Redding in our music, but this is a different day.”
Though The Reddings released their final album in 1988, Redding continued to play music, and appeared onstage at Carnegie Hall for a 2018 tribute concert in honor of his father.
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“Who can live up to Otis Redding? I mean, I had his name, I got a little bit of talent, but you know, nobody can really live up to the King of Soul,” he toldThe Telegraphin 2017. “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.”
source: people.com
