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    • Nov 27, 2008
    Ray Charles ranks #2 among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers Of All-Time. Among other deceased stars listed: Sam Cooke, #4; Otis Redding, #8; James Brown, #10; Roy Orbison, #13; Jackie Wilson, #26; Janis Joplin, #28; Buddy Holly, #48; Wilson Pickett, #68; and Karen Carpenter, #94
    Aug 23, 2010
    Garth Brooks ranks #50 among Gibson.com's Top 50 Frontmen (And Frontwomen) Of All Time. Also listed from 41-50: Eddie Vedder, #47; Jackie Wilson, #46; John Lennon, #43; and Otis Redding, #42
    Sep 6, 2010
    Eric Clapton's band Cream ranks #61 among VH1's "100 Greatest Music Artists Of All Time." Behind the group in the Top 70: Justin Timberlake, #66; and Otis Redding, #68
    Nov 29, 2012
    Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis are among the 25 inaugural inductees in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, along with Sam Phillips, Al Green, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, W.C. Handy and Booker T. & The MG's
    May 23, 2014
    "The Very Best Of Otis Redding, Vol. 1" is certified double-platinum by the RIAA. The album includes "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 16, 2014
    Hank Williams' "Honky Tonkin'," Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' "San Antonio Rose" and Willie Nelson's album "Stardust" are announced as new additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame. The class also includes recordings by Otis Redding, John Prine, Aaron Neville and Bonnie Raitt
    Sep 18, 2015
    A record-shaped marker is unveiled in Gray, Georgia, declaring Jones County the "home of Otis Redding." The late R&B singer's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" was named one of country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 13, 2017
    Fifty years after it was recorded, Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" is certified platinum, double-platinum and triple-platinum by the RIAA. It was ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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