Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Otis Reading and the Bar-Kays
Jerry Wexler wanted Steve Cropper to remix it, thinking the vocals weren't loud enough. But Cropper couldn't face touching the track again so soon after his friend's death. Doc of the Bay became the first posthumous number one record ever in America. The second would come sooner than anyone hoped, and would be by Janice Joplin.
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