A surname, most famously associated with soul singer Otis Redding, or a place name.
English surname meaning 'son of Reed' or 'red-haired one', from Old English 'read' (red) plus the patronymic suffix '-ing'. Could also refer to clearing land or 'ridding' an area.
Otis Redding recorded his masterpiece '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' just days before his tragic death in a plane crash - the song became his first and only number-one hit posthumously, making it bittersweet musical history.
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