(September 9, 1941-December 10, 1967)
Died in a plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin
Songs include '(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay,' 'Respect,' 'These Arms of Mine,' 'I Can't Turn You Loose' and 'Mr. Pitiful'
Recorded a cover of the Rolling Stones' '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'
Co-Wrote Arthur Conley's hit song 'Sweet Soul Music'

He died when he was only twenty-six.
He recorded his biggest hit, on the 'Dock of the Bay,' just three days before he died, as it was released shortly after his death.

He played a key role in making soul music popular with white audiences.
He was the only soul act to perform at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival (1967).
He originally wrote and recorded 'Respect,' which would go on to become Aretha Franklin's signature song.
He ranked #35 in VH-1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock and Roll.

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• BBC Radio 2's Sold on Song Top 100 Greatest Songs Ever [Performer] (Ranked: 59)
• Blender Magazine's 10 Worst Rock Star Plane Crashes [December 2006]
• Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Love Songs [Performer] (Ranked: 16)
• Grammy for Best R&B Male (Ranked: 1969)
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 1999)
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [R-T]
• I Covered a Beatles Song
• I Covered the Beatles' 'Day Tripper'
• I Covered the Stones' '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 26)
• I Died in 1967 (Ranked: 26)
• I Died While Flying
• I Performed at Monterey Pop
• I Recorded 'Louie, Louie'
• I Sing About Coffee
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1960's] (Ranked: 1968)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'
• Observer's 50 Albums That Changed Music [July 16, 2006] (Ranked: 32)
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7595)
• Q Magazine's 100 Songs that Changed the World [Artists] (Ranked: 34)
• Red, White and Blue
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1989)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums from the Last Twenty Years [1967-1987] (Ranked: 95)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists (Ranked: 21)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of the Rock Era [2008] (Ranked: 8)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 147)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 161)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 1-100 [Performers] (Ranked: 74)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 251)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 401-500 [Performers] (Ranked: 474)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 110)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 1-100 [Performers] (Ranked: 28)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 204)
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock (Ranked: 35)
• Whiff Boy's Profiles [Series 2]