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Killed in the accident were soul singer Otis Redding, his manager, the pilot, and four members of his backup band, The Bar-Kays. The cause of the accident was not determined. Accident investigation: Investigating agency: NTSB. Report number: CHI68A0053. Status: Investigation completed. Duration: 5 months. Download report: Final report. Sources:
Dec 10, 2019 · On Dec. 10, 1967, soul singer Otis Redding tragically died in a plane crash. A casket containing the body of soul singer Otis Redding is brought into Macon City Auditorium where nearly 5,000 ...
Gary Matson (April 6, 1949 — July 1, 1999) and Winfield Mowder (May 30, 1959 — July 1, 1999) were a gay couple from Redding, California, who were murdered by white supremacist brothers Benjamin Matthew Williams and James Tyler Williams. The Williams brothers confessed to killing the couple because they were gay.
Jan 22, 2024 · Everyone pictured except for Ben Cauley (top left) and James Alexander (top right) died in a plane crash on Dec. 10, 1967. The weather was rainy and foggy, but pilot Richard Fraser assured Redding he could get him and his band to Madison safely. So, they took off from Cleveland, Ohio and headed west to Madison.
Nov 16, 2009 · On its final approach to Madison on December 10, 1967, however, the private plane carrying soul-music legend Otis Redding would crash into the frigid waters of a small lake three miles short of...
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Oct 10, 2020 · Otis Redding burned hard and bright during his five short years as a professional entertainer before he tragically died at the peak of his fame. Rolling Stone called him "the Crown Prince of Soul" when it reported the heartbreaking news of the plane crash that killed him on December 10, 1967.
Redding's premature death devastated Stax. Already on the verge of bankruptcy, the label soon discovered that the Atco division of Atlantic Records owned the rights to his entire song catalog.
