As a highly influential artist in American popular music, Otis Redding is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Redding wrote songs which later became hits for fellow soul artists, including “Respect,” later performed by Aretha Franklin, and the rock classic “Satisfaction,” later performed by The Rolling Stones. Three of Otis Redding’s recordings, “Shake,” “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” and “Try a Little Tenderness,” were listed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of “The 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.” The double set also contains a 12-track DVD, directed by D.A. Pennebaker (Don’t Look Back, Monterey Pop), featuring 9 classic Otis Redding performances from 1967, as well as performances by Booker T. & The MG’s and Sam & Dave. Redding died in a plane crash in 1967. He was only 26.
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