“Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay” was the greatest musical achievement of Otis Redding’s life. Redding was inspired by the Beatles album Sgt. His wife Zelma disliked its atypical melody. About “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” One of Redding’s most famous songs, this was recorded shortly before he and most of his band were killed in a plane crash. Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” became a hit after his 1967 death. 3 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart. It remains as fresh today as when he recorded it in 1967. Here’s the story behind “Dock of the Bay” in Steve Cropper’s own words:. Deethewriter from Saint Petersburg, Russia Federation In 1988, Paul Rodgers of Bad Company sang Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert, backed by Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. & the MG's -- the band that backed Redding on the original version of the song. This week in New York, it will be celebrated at the Apollo. 1 single in the United States. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped) : 231001 A 1 1 1 2 Where Otis Redding wrote “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is one of the more controversial music topics I’ve seen since we’ve moved out to San Francisco Bay Area.. Here’s the answer as best as I can find. Shortly after recording the song, Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, and the song became the first posthumous number one record in chart history. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and tried to create a similar sound, against the label's wishes. ‘Dock of the Bay’ was exactly that: ‘I left my home in Georgia, headed for the Frisco Bay’ was all about him going out to San Francisco to perform,” he added. The song became his biggest hit and was also the first-ever posthumous No. Otis Redding sadly died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, just a month before his song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was released three days after he recorded it. It had more of a pop feel than what many of his contemporaries in the Memphis scene were used to, but Redding believed it could serve as a crossover between R&B and pop listeners. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. One can only wonder, with sadness, what might have followed if not for the fateful plane ride that took him away in the prime of his career. He had recorded the song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” just three days before the crash. He was right. One new song was "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", which was written with Cropper. The song was released on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968,[2] becoming the first posthumous single to top the charts in the US. It was recorded by Redding twice in 1967, including once just days before his death in a plane crash. The song also peaked No. “Dock of the Bay… The front cover title is printed as "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay", whereas the labels read "The Dock Of The Bay". One of the things that’s unique about “Dock of the Bay” is that almost every time Otis [Redding] came in to work, to write with me and to record, he would always go check into the hotel or motel first, get settled in and either I would go over there or he would come to the studio. "Dock of the Bay" In early December 1967, Redding again recorded at Stax. It will be celebrated at the Apollo as fresh today as when he recorded it 1967. Bay ” just three days before his death in a plane crash it remains as fresh today when... 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