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Otis, The King Of Soul

uncredited writer, Melody Maker, 16 December 1967

OTIS REDDING, voted as the worlds number one male vocalist in this year's MM Pop Poll, died in an air crash on Sunday night. A twin-engined plane carrying Otis and members of his group crashed into a lake as it was coming in to land at Madison Municipal Airport in Wisconsin.

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