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Ben S. Cauley Jr. (October 3, 1947 – September 21, 2015) was an American trumpet player, vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the Stax recording group the Bar-Kays. He was the only survivor of the 1967 plane crash that claimed the lives of soul singer Otis Redding and four members of the Bar-Kays.
Redding and the band were scheduled to play their next concerts in Madison. Trumpeter Ben Cauley was the only survivor of the crash. [1] [6] Bassist James Alexander was on another plane, as the plane carrying Redding held only seven passengers. Cauley and Alexander rebuilt the group. [6]
Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. 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.
Ben Cauley; Jim Croce; Cubana de Aviación Flight 493; G. Gujarat Beechcraft incident; J. ... Otis Redding This page was last edited on 27 December 2016, at 02:21 ...
After the crash, Ben Cauley, the sole survivor among those who were aboard the plane, worked with Alexander to reform the band. [1] Subsequent work included the soundtrack recording of the Academy Award -winning theme song from the 1971 feature film Shaft , on which Alexander played bass guitar.
Although Redding was killed in a tragic plane crash in 1967 at the young age of 26; the King of Soul’s legacy still captivates the nation. Redding was born in Dawson, and his family moved to ...
This September would have been Redding's 80th birthday. Fifty-four years after his tragic death, his family continues to honor his legacy through the Otis Redding Foundation.
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