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OTIS REDDING STARTED SINGING AND PLAYING GOSPEL MUSIC AT THE AGE OF 12. LITTLE RICHARD WAS HIS INSPIRATION. OTIS REDDING'S SONGS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY FRANK SINATRA AND OTHER GREAT ARTISTS. REDDING'S STYLE WAS ONCE DESCRIBED BY A CRITIC AS PITIFUL AND SAD. SO OTIS TITLED ONE OF HIS ALBUMS "PITIFUL AND SAD." CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT!