otis redding sitting on the dock of the bay

'This was a wonderful way to celebrate 50 years of “(Sittin’ On The) Dock Of The Bay,” and certainly an appropriate and heart-warming way to honor and remember the legacy of my husband.' “We are so thrilled to get to share the fruits of this partnership with the world,” says Zelma Redding, president of the Otis Redding Foundation, and widow of Otis Redding. From December 17th to March 31st, Princess Cruises guests and viewers can donate onboard Princess ships or at Princess Community Foundation will match donations up to $25,000. Both organizations support youth empowerment through music education. Proceeds from the video, which will be available on YouTube and screened onboard Princess Cruises’ fleet of cruise ships will benefit the Otis Redding Foundation and the Playing For Change Foundation. The newest addition to Playing For Change’s “Songs Around The World” series, features an all-star track including Jack Johnson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Aloe Blacc, Dexter and Otis Redding III, James Gadson, Louis Mhlanga, the students from the Otis Redding Foundation Music Camp, Claire Finley, Irie Love, Mar Sanchez, and the Rass Brass Extension.

He also mentored the funk group BT Express and wrote 'Everything Good To You (Ain't Always Good For You)' on their best-selling debut album, Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) in 1974, and has been sampled by rap acts EPMD, Ma$e and DMX.Video: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay | 50th Anniversary Song Around The World | Playing For Change Three months' later, the evocative single topped the US charts and became Redding's posthumous signature song.Ī noted singer-songwriter and guitarist, Taylor had been Redding's bandleader and had worked with many other R&B acts of the Fifties and Sixties, among them Sam and Dave, The Drifters, the Isley Brothers, as well as Joey Dee & The Starliters, one of the first racially integrated bands in the US. After Redding's death, Cropper had a difficult time doing the final mix of the track, briefly thought about asking the Staple Singers to add a gospel touch, but eventually settled on seagulls from a sound-effects record and the whistling of Sam 'Bluzman' Taylor at the end.

When the soul singer Otis Redding died in a plane crash in December 1967, he had already recorded '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' with the help of the producer and guitarist Steve Cropper, the song's co-writer.

Otis redding sitting on the dock of the bay