Otis had been working on Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay he still had to replace a whistled verse thrown in as a placeholder with additional lyrics that he’d yet to write…………. He was killed in a plane crash on his way to a concert in Madison, Wisconsin Dec 10 1967. “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay” was released in its “unfinished” form several weeks later, with Redding’s whistled verse a seemingly indispensable part of song. It was the first posthumous #1 hit and the biggest pop hit of Redding’s career.
1967 – I was 14 years old growing up in Indianapolis. Grew up in a racially balanced neighborhood. Most of my favorite singers were black. I went from kindergarten thru high school with the same friends. Black & white. We are still friends. To us racism is something that’s going on in the rest of the world! Truly God has blessed us !! May He bless you in 2013 !!
James Hopkins almost 12 years ago
“I left my home in Georgia, headed for the ’Frisco Bay.”
poppy1313 almost 12 years ago
Otis had been working on Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay he still had to replace a whistled verse thrown in as a placeholder with additional lyrics that he’d yet to write…………. He was killed in a plane crash on his way to a concert in Madison, Wisconsin Dec 10 1967. “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay” was released in its “unfinished” form several weeks later, with Redding’s whistled verse a seemingly indispensable part of song. It was the first posthumous #1 hit and the biggest pop hit of Redding’s career.
roadhog1953 almost 12 years ago
1967 – I was 14 years old growing up in Indianapolis. Grew up in a racially balanced neighborhood. Most of my favorite singers were black. I went from kindergarten thru high school with the same friends. Black & white. We are still friends. To us racism is something that’s going on in the rest of the world! Truly God has blessed us !! May He bless you in 2013 !!
ignorama almost 12 years ago
Happy New Year everyone! May 2013 be a great one!