# Talk:Otis Redding

This article:  https://getpocket.com/explore/item/inside-otis-redding-s-final-masterpiece-sittin-on-the-dock-of-the-bay?utm_source=pocket-newtab   claims that Steve Cropper was not present when Redding wrote the song, and refers directly to this  article as mistaken.  I don't know who's right.  Is there an expert or does someone have access to material that can solve this? HornColumbia talk 04:20, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. This one will be easy for you to fix. The cited source says, "He returned to Memphis and, with Steve Cropper, finished writing the acoustic ballad that would become his signature hit." So what's going on here is that someone summarized the source incorrectly. Binksternet (talk) 04:45, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
 Done Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:04, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks (somewhat late) to Ed and Binksternet for resolving this.HornColumbia talk 02:00, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

I just noticed the article leads off with this line - "He is a great singer in the history of American popular music."
Does that sound like encyclopedic style? Shouldn't this read something like "He is widely considered one of the greatest singers in the history etc etc", with sources? It doesn't even have any citations. Otis Redding deserves better :/

You need to contact Loretta Williams. She's alive & well in Mobile, Alabama. She's the Pastor at 2nd Chance Church in Chickasaw,Alabama. It's a lot of things she can add to this story. 69.85.244.210 (talk) 14:56, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

I know they made a song sampling one of his. Does anyone know what song the sample is and if it should go in legacy or not? Konigrite (talk) 19:00, 1 February 2025 (UTC)