Otis Redding

I’m running a bit late with today’s song as I’m just back from eight days of filming in the south of Spain. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay was released in 1968 shortly after Otis Redding died, and became the first posthumous single to top the charts in the US.

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