He is regarded as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Nicknamed the "King of Soul", [5] Redding's style of singing gained inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre. More @Wikipedia
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