
Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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What Happened to Johnny Jenkins?
Galkin signed Jenkins to a contract, another of those contracts which also made him Jenkins' manager. When Galkin saw the Pintops performing live, he realized the Totes' Reading was the real star. Atlantic had recently started distributing Stax's records on a handshake deal with Phil Walden and Bobby Smith. As far as everyone else was concerned, though, the session was just for Jenny Jenkins, the known quantity who'd already released a single for Atlantic. What Reading didn't know, though Walden might have, is that Galkin had planned all along to get Reading to record while he was there.
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