


#PLAYING FOR CHANGE THE DOCK OF THE BAY CODE#
Get the embed code Playing For Change - PFC 2: Songs Around the World Album Lyrics1.(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay2.Gimme Shelter3.Higher Song6.Three Little BirdsPlaying For Change Lyrics provided by ‘cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time What is your favorite Otis Redding song? Leave your two cents in the comments.Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery The song, written by Redding and Steve Cropper, revealed Redding exploring new musical directions.īelow is a live performance of another favorite of mine, “Try a Little Tenderness.” This video includes part of a 1967 European performance from not long before the plane crash that killed Redding, who was reportedly a good man too. Only four months after his death, the last song he recorded - “(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay” - became his first number one song. Otis Redding was only 26-years-old when he died, so we can only imagine what he would have accomplished had he lived to old age. Redding showed great promise at a young age as a songwriter, having written or co-written such songs as “Respect” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” He belongs in that rare camp of people who are both great singers and great songwriters. There is not much music everyone agrees on nowadays, but Redding is unique. If I crank up my iPod through the stereo while guests are visiting and I am not sure of their taste in music, I usually play my Redding albums. But I believe everyone should love Redding, as he captures the joy, pain, and soul of life. While I may disagree with some folks on music taste, I can still understand why someone may not like the music of Bob Dylan or Elvis Presley. Otis Redding is one of the few artists where I cannot fathom anyone not loving his music. Today, there is a memorial at the crash site. The twin-engine Beechcraft owned by Redding had taken off in rain and heavy fog, but investigators never determined a cause of the crash. Trumpeter Ben Cauley became the sole survivor of the crash. On board the plane were Otis Redding and his backing band for the tour, The Bar-Kays band. On December 10, 1967, an airplane crashed into Lake Monona, not far from the Madison, Wisconsin airport.

