Released less than a month after the singer's death at 26, the posthumous smash became Redding's signature song. But it came close to not being released at all.

Sting covers Otis Redding's " (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" for the Alzheimer’s Association's "Music Moments" project.

Otis Redding’s ‘ (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay’ Is the Chillest Song Ever About Existential Angst "Dock of the Bay" is the most serene, impressionistic three-minute pop song you've ever ...

Princess Cruises, Playing For Change, and the Estate of Otis Redding have teamed up to produce a new video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Otis' iconic hit ' (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay ...

He was 26 years old. Though Redding did not live to see the song's success, " (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was a smash, hitting number one on the pop and R&B music charts in 1968.

The final verse of Otis Redding's " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" might sound lighthearted, but there is a haunting explanation behind it.

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.

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The final studio album by Otis Redding was released posthumously on Feb. 23, 1968. "The Dock of the Bay" is reported as Redding’s largest-selling album worldwide.

For me, “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” captures so much of the San Francisco experience (or at least the SF experience I’ve idealized): carefree, sitting overlooking the water, relaxing ...