Redding’s state of mind at the time of the recording is evident in the calm, languid feel of the song. He’d been a huge success as the only soul act to play the Monterey Pop festival and he ...
who signed Otis and sent him to record at the legendary Stax studios in Memphis, recording, among others, his breakout song These Arms of Mine. Redding made his Official UK Singles Chart debut in ...
Otis Redding and his band the ... to dedicate a memorial on the roof to Redding and his band. The memorial notes that Redding’s most famous song “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” had ...