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‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay,’ co-written with his great friend Steve Cropper, was released on January 8, 1968, a month after Otis’ death at just 26.It’s a cruel twist in an already tragic story that the biggest song in Otis Redding’s entire catalog is the one that he never saw become a crossover anthem. His posthumous No.1 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay,” co-written with his great friend Steve Cropper, was released on January 8, 1968, a month after his death in a plane crash at the age of just 26. Of course, it was partly the...

Otis Redding III, son of the legendary soul singer of the same name, has died at 59. His family confirmed yesterday that he had passed away after a battle with cancer. In a statement posted on The Otis Redding Foundation Facebook page, Redding’s sister Karla Redding-Andrews expressed her grief, stating, “It is with heavy hearts that the family of Otis Redding III confirms that he lost his battle with cancer last evening. Please keep our family in your prayers at this time and please respect our privacy as we consume this huge loss”. After his father’s death, Redding III followed...

According to Steve Cropper facebook, "Today I lost my best friend, the World has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live. Duck Dunn died in his sleep Sunday morning May 13 in Tokyo Japan after finishing 2 shows at the Blue Note Night Club." Booker T and MGs, Blues Bros

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's press secretary resigned Monday after remarks he meant as jokes about earthquake-ravaged Japan and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno became public. Dan Turner said Barbour never saw the jokes that were included in a daily e-mailed news digest. Turner said they should not be considered a reflection on whether Barbour, a likely candidate to run for the Republican nomination for president, is ready for a wider political scene than Mississippi's. SNIP The comments were parenthetical remarks about events from a website listing daily historic events. About Otis Redding's posthumous gold record for "(Sittin' on) The...