50 Years Ago Today – Otis Redding’s ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay Stars Five Week Run at No.1

50 years ago today (3/16/68), the posthumously released Otis Redding single ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay’started a five-week run at No.1 on the US chart, (a No.3 hit the UK). Otis was killed in a plane crash on 10th December 1967 three days after recording the song. ‘Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay’, became the first posthumous No.1 single in US chart history and sold over four million copies worldwide. Check out the official video for the song compiled by Rhino

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