Otis Redding siblings: Meet Louise McClain, Rodgers Redding, Deborah Redding

Publish date: 2024-03-07

Otis Ray Redding Jr. was born in Dawson, Georgia, and at age two, moved to Macon. Redding quit school at age 15 to support his family, working with Little Richard’s backing band, the Upsetters, and performing in talent shows at the historic Douglass Theatre in Macon.

Redding was an American singer and composer who lived from September 9, 1941, until December 10, 1967. He is a notable singer in the annals of popular music in America and a pioneer of rhythm and blues and soul. Redding, known as the “King of Soul,” took influence for his vocal technique from the evangelical music that came before the genre. His vocal style impacted a lot of 1960s soul performers.

Otis Redding siblings: Meet Louise McClain, Rodgers Redding, Deborah Redding

Louise McClain, Rodgers Redding, and Deborah Redding are the three identified as Otis’s siblings who share the same parents. Apart from their names, much is not known about them.

However, Gladys Williams, a Macon-based pianist who was a major influence on Redding, frequently performed at the Hillview Springs Social Club, where Redding occasionally played the piano with her band. Redding and his buddies Little Willie Jones and Eddie Ross attended the Sunday talent showcases that Williams held.

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