(Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay

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Written by: Redding, Steve Cropper
Produced by: Cropper
Released: Jan. '68 on Volt
Charts: 16 weeks
Top spot: No. 1

A few days after his set at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, Redding stayed on a houseboat in Sausalito, California, while he played the Fillmore in San Francisco. He wrote the first verse on that boat, then completed the song with guitarist Cropper in Memphis. Just days later, Redding was on tour when his plane crashed into a lake in Wisconsin. While divers searched for Redding's body, Cropper kept his mind busy by mixing "Dock of the Bay." On December 11th, 1967, the plane was pulled out of the lake, with Redding still strapped into the co-pilot's seat.

Appears on: The Dock of the Bay (Atlantic)

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