On this day (Dec. 7) in 1967: American soul/R&B singer Otis - TopicsExpress



          

On this day (Dec. 7) in 1967: American soul/R&B singer Otis Redding was in the studio recording his signature song, (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay, which would go on to be his biggest hit (US #1 & UK #3); Otis didnt live to see its release - he was killed three days later in a plane crash; it would become the first posthumous single to top the charts in America (Janis Joplin would manage the same sad feat a few years later with Me & Bobby McGee)...
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:35:58 +0000

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