Redding scored 17 Top 20 singles on the R&B charts in less than six years of recording before he died in a plane crash in 1967 at the age of 26.

Otis Redding is getting a biopic, and John Boyega will be its star. Director Channing Godfrey Peoples will direct the music-based flick, titled Otis & Zelma, and will portray the “eternal love story” between the late soul legend and his widow,

The iconic singer and songwriter will be honored for his contributions to music on Friday, October 4.

That opportunistic vocalist was named Otis Redding, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. Jimmy Jam, a music producer and the master of ceremonies for the unveiling of the star,

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Friday honoring the late entertainer Otis Redding, known for such songs as "These Arms Of Mine," "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," "I've Been Loving You Too Long,