Otis Ray Redding Jr. passed away on December 10, 1967, in Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, United States. He is the son of Otis Redding, Sr, and Fannie Redding. In this article, we will dive into their personal lives to know more about them.

Redding became a member of Johnny Jenkins’ band, the Pinetoppers, in 1958, and traveled the Southern states as both a vocalist and a driver with them. A contract and his first hit song, “These Arms of Mine,” were the results of an unannounced entrance during a Stax recording session in 1962.

Who is Otis Redding’s wife Zelma Atwood?

Zelma Atwood is known to be the widow of Redding. As it is known, at “The Teenage Party,” Redding was then 18 years old, and first encountered Zelma Atwood, who was also then 17 years old.

She gave birth to their son Dexter in the summer of 1960, then wed Redding in August of the following year. Otis and his sister Deborah relocated to Los Angeles in the middle of 1960, leaving Zelma and the kids behind in Macon, Georgia.

Dexter, Demetria, Karla, and Otis III were the four children that Redding and his wife had. Later, the Reddings, a band under Zelma’s management, was formed by Otis, Dexter, and their cousin Mark Lockett.

She also managed or labored at several nightclubs, booking agencies, and the housekeeping firm Maids Over Macon.

Source: Ghanafuo.com