OTIS REDDING: FROM MACON TO MEMPHIS
Exhibit Date: 09/09/2007 - 06/01/2009
An Exhibit from the Private Collection of Zelma Redding" includes items on loan from Otis Redding’s widow and daughter, Zelma and Karla Redding-Andrews. The exhibit features a collection of never-before-shown family photographs taken on the Reddings’ 300-acre ranch outside Macon, and shows more than Otis Redding the singer and entertainer. Redding is seen petting his cattle, holding his son Otis Redding III, pitching hay from his barn, and engaged in other activities that portray him at home.
The exhibit also includes personal mementos from Mrs. Redding such as telegrams of condolence from Booker T. & the MGs, then-Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, and others. "Stax Records was like a second home for Otis," stated Zelma Redding. "He recorded some of his biggest hits there and worked with some of the world’s best musicians. We are pleased to be able to share some of our personal family moments in this exhibit."