On September 9, 1941, Otis Redding was born in Dawson

On September 9, 1941, Otis Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia. When Otis was a teenager he worked at a gas station and dug wells so that he could support his family.

His hit song, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay was recorded just three days before he died in a plane crash in 1967.

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