When Otis Redding died on December 10th, 1967, the 26-year-old was an R&B master cresting into superstardom. In June, he'd introduced his stun-gun soul to the Summer of Love crowd at Monterey Pop, alongside breakouts by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Who. And just three days before his
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Epic New Otis Redding Biography Sheds Light on the Singer’s Life and Times