Historian Peter Guralnick examines the evolution of Otis' signature sound:“He was at that point very much of a Little Richard imitator and Sam Cooke admirer, though on the second side, the ballad, there is evidence of that patented quaver in his voice, the strained sincerity that was Otis Redding’s mark. Jim Stewart though it was nervousness at first.” –Peter Guralnick’s “Sweet Soul Music”

Happy Happy Birthday to Otis' beautiful wife, Zelma Redding!

“A little pain in my heart just won't let me be/Wake up at restless nights/Lord and I can't even sleep.”-Otis Redding “Pain In My Heart”

“He left behind a huge discography, and it is easy to get lost in his style which granted him a place as one of the true kings of soul, carrying on in the genre’s tradition of collaboration and sharing of work, as evidenced by the vast amount of covers in his repertoire.” –Paste Magazine, July 2012