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.

Jelly Roll covered Otis Redding's classic ' (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' and Hootie and the Blowfish's 'Let Her Cry' on the Howard Stern Show.