There is no information about the wife of Otis Redding III, the namesake and youngest child of soul legend Otis Redding. It appears that Redding III loved to keep his personal life private and didn’t give much away.
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There was also no mention of his wife in the statement made by his sister Karla Redding-Andrews which announced his death.
The statement, posted on the Facebook page of the Otis Redding Foundation, the family’s charity in Macon read:
“It is with heavy hearts that the family of Otis Redding III confirms that he lost his battle with cancer last evening at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Ga. Otis was 59 years old,”
“Please keep our family in your prayers at this time and please respect our privacy as we consume this huge loss. Arrangements will be announced at a later date.”
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Redding III was just 3 years old when his father, Otis Redding, died in a plane crash at age 26 on Dec. 10, 1967 along with several band members.
Over 10 years after the demise of Otis Redding, Otis Redding III and his brother, Dexter, along with a cousin, Mark Lockett, went on to form the funk band the Reddings, which recorded six albums in the 1980s.
Though The Reddings released their final album in 1988, Redding continued to play music, and appeared onstage at Carnegie Hall for a 2018 tribute concert in honor of his father.
Redding III was once hired for a European tour as guitarist for soul singer Eddie Floyd, under whose guidance the younger Redding became comfortable performing “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay” and other songs of his famous father.
Otis Reading III died on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in Georgia.
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