(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay

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(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay

song by Redding and Cropper

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Otis Redding
…only number one hit: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968), a bittersweet lament of indolence and love. The public mourned his passing by playing his records. During 1968 three other Redding songs—“The Happy Song (Dum Dum),” “Amen,” and “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”—hit the charts. He…
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…only number one hit: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968), a bittersweet lament of indolence and love. The public mourned his passing by playing his records. During 1968 three other Redding songs—“The Happy Song (Dum Dum),” “Amen,” and “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”—hit the charts. He…
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Michael Bolton
Songwriting and solo success
…Redding’s 1968 soul classic “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay.”
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…Redding’s 1968 soul classic “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay.”
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