The Reddings

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A lil bit of Biography....


Formed in Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.

The Reddings comprised of:

Dexter Redding (bass and vocals)

Otis Redding III (guitar)

and Mark Locket (piano, drums and lead vocals)

The Reddings were a trio, two of whom were the sons of the late Otis Redding.

The third member was their cousin Mark Locket who pitched in on keyboards and drums.

Vocalist / bassist Dexter and guitarist Otis Redding II teamed up with Locket on 1980's 'The Awakening' for Believe In A Dream Records / Columbia.

A follow up album, for Epic Records arrived in 1983, entitled 'Back To Basics' that included the popular ballad track 'Make Plans For Me Too'.

Otis Redding Ill also wrote 'The Smurf' for Tyrone Brunson in 1982.

The group then recorded two more LPs for Polydor, 'If Looks Could Kill' in 1985 and 'The Reddings' in 1988.

Their biggest hit was 'Remote Control,' a number six R & B single in 1980.

Year : 1982

Label : CBS