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"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968, [4] becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US. [5]
The Dock of the Bay is the first of a number of posthumously released Otis Redding albums, and his seventh studio album. It contains a number of singles, B-sides, and previously released album tracks dating back to 1965, including one of his best known songs, the posthumous hit "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay".
Shortly before his death in a plane crash, Redding wrote and recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper. Released in January 1968, the song became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. The album The Dock of the Bay was the first posthumous album to reach number one on the UK ...
"Otis brought us all to the dock of the bay" refers to "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. "Sing a song to light my fire. Remember Jim that way" refers to "Light My Fire" by The Doors which featured Jim Morrison. "Remember bad bad Leroy Brown, Hey Jimmy touched us with that song" refers to "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce.
The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection is a compilation album by Otis Redding, released in 1987. Track listing. No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Respect"
Vic and Bob played the soul music legends as the show's resident "agony aunts;" two tiny puppets who were on a TV in a cupboard, "sitting on the dock of the bay watching the ships coming in and going out again." Both spoke in a Teesside accent and in blackface. Bob's Marvin became increasingly bored and unhappy as the series progressed ...
Chris Rock returned to Studio 8H to host “Saturday Night Live” for the fourth time — joking in his highly anticipated monologue that President Biden’s middle finger “still works” after ...
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a 1968 song by Otis Redding. (The) Dock of the Bay may also refer to: The Dock of the Bay, a 1968 album by Otis Redding; The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection, a 1987 compilation album by Otis Redding; Dock of the Bay, an American radical New Left underground newspaper