The Reddings
The Reddings | |
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General information | |
origin | Macon (Georgia) , USA |
Genre (s) | Funk , soul , R&B |
founding | 1980 |
resolution | 1988 |
Founding members | |
Dexter Otis III Redding Mark Locket |
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Last occupation | |
Dexter | |
Otis III Redding | |
Mark Locket |
The Reddings was an American funk , soul , and R&B band. It was founded in 1980 by Otis Redding's sons Dexter ( bass , vocals ) and Otis III Redding ( guitar ) and cousin Mark Locket ( drums , keyboards ). In 1988 it broke up.
Her most famous songs include "Remote Control" (1980) / "Doin 'it" / "Funkin On The One" / "Class (Is What You Got)" (1981) / " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay "(1982) /" Hand Dance "(1983) and" The Awakening "(1980).
Their album The Redding was published on 26 November 1988, reached a peak position of # 88 of the US Billboard - Album - Charts . It featured the hit single "Call The Law", which peaked at # 16 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart on November 26, 1988 .
In December 1980, Reddings' first album "Remote Control" went to # 6 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart and peaked at # 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was used on an episode of the WKRP television show in Cincinnati .
1979-1980 Dexter, Otis III Redding and Mark Locket recorded this album with producers Russell Timmons and Nick Mann in a studio in downtown Washington, DC .
Discography
- 1980: Class (Is What You Got)
- 1981: The Awakening
- 1982: Steamin 'Hot
- 1983: Back to Basics
- 1985: If Looks Could Kill
- 1988: The Reddings
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Otfinoski, Steven: African Americans in the Performing Arts . 2003, p. 194 .
- ^ The Hot 100th Billboard , accessed February 20, 2016 .