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On the first take, the whistling sure does sound impromptu… But when the time came, Otis couldn’t think of anything and started whistling, which, of course, made the song. Otis always liked to ad-lib at the end of songs, so I added in about 10 measures of instrumental background for him to do so. Steve Cropper, who played guitar on the song as well as produce the track, recalled to Wall Street Journal about the end of “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”:

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This is probably most famously shown in his amazing 1966 single, “Try a Little Tenderness,” where he ends the song with a series of ad libs (the show was a staple of his live performances, and he could stretch the end out veeery long). Redding liked to ad lib at the end of his songs. Like most legends, there is enough truth mixed into the story that you can easily see how the story slowly morphed into the version that Jay heard. They finished the song from that recording so the story goes. He went to his label and didn’t have an instrument and whistled the tune while being recorded to give the example of the song. I heard a tale that Otis Redding’s Sitting on the Dock of the Bay ending was done with him whistling because he died before it was finished. Reader Jay wrote in with an interesting legend regarding the song that he wanted me to verify or debunk: Tragically, he did not live to see it become a great success, as he died in a plane crash before the song was released. “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” was by far Otis Redding’s biggest hit recorded by himself. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” ended with whistling because Otis Redding died before finishing the final verse.

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Otis Redding-Sitting on the dock of the bay - YouTube (Best Female R&B Performance? Aretha Frankln, "Chain of Fools." And the "Song of the Year" of 1968? "Little Green Apples." Yes, you read that correctly.)Ĭheck out the music video of "Dock of the Bay." It was also one of the most significant crossover records of the 1960s, topping the Rhythm & Blues (read: black music) charts, AND the pop (read: white) charts.Īt the March 1969 Grammy Awards ceremony, honoring records released in 1968, "Dock of the Bay" record earned two awards: Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Male Vocal Performance.

"Dock of the Bay" became the first posthumous single to top the US charts, eventually selling more than 4 million copies worldwide. Two days later, Redding died in a plane crash in Lake Monona in Madison WI.

On this date in 1968, one of the iconic records of the decade was released: Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Redding co-wrote the song with guitarist Steve Cropper, and he recorded it in late November 1967, with some more work on it on December 8. Otis Redding, "Sitting by the Dock of the Bay," JanuBrian Horrigan