That opportunistic vocalist was named Otis Redding, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday.
Jimmy Jam, a music producer and the master of ceremonies for the unveiling of the star, lauded Redding as legendary.
Santiago started off by thanking Zelma Redding, Otis Redding's wife, who attended the ceremony.
But this means the world, that here we are, traveling all the way to the West Coast for this honor that will live on forever as the legacy of Otis Redding does," Redding-Andrews said.
“I am not a blues singer or an R&B singer,” Redding once said.
Persons:
Johnny Jenkins, Jenkins, Otis Redding, Jimmy Jam, Redding, Jam, Michael Santiago, Mike, Santiago, Zelma Redding, Otis Redding's, Martin, Coretta, Malcolm, Betty, Otis, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Karla Redding, Redding's, “, ‘, ’ ”, Andrews, ”, Rolling, Little Richard’s, Carla Thomas, Phil Walden, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, “ Otis Redding, Bill Graham, ” Redding
Organizations:
Stax Records, Stax, Hollywood, Rolling Stone, Memphis DJ, Fillmore, Monterey Pop Festival
Locations:
Memphis, Andrews, West, Macon , Georgia, Georgia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sausalito, Madison, Wis, Monterey
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