The final studio album by Otis Redding was released posthumously on Feb. 23, 1968. "The Dock of the Bay" is reported as Redding’s largest-selling album worldwide.
He went on to have hits with “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” (1965), which he co-wrote with Otis Redding; and “Let It Be Me” (1966), which he sang with Betty Everett. Butler released ...
He filled notebooks with poems and lyrics as a young man and liked a lot of different music — R&B, Cuban, Janis Joplin and ...
Butler was an inspired songwriter who collaborated with Otis Redding on “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” a signature ballad for Redding; and with Gamble and Huff on “Only the Strong ...
He filled notebooks with poems and lyrics as a young man and liked a lot of different music — R&B, Cuban, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding. The Dolls — the final original line-up included ...
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced hits including “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...
A year later, Butler co-wrote Otis Redding’s classic “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” In the late ’60s, Butler recorded a strong of hits with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the two ...
The group scored a deal with Vee-Jay Records in 1958 and released “For Your Precious Love,” which Otis Redding and Jackie Wilson later covered. After leaving the Impressions in Mayfield’s ...