Otis Redding’s name may not be as well known as Otis Day and the Knights, but Otis was a real-life person who lived from 1941 to 1967. Otis was a singer who had some major hits with songs like These Arms of Mine, I’ve Been Loving You Too Long, Pain In My Heart and his biggest hit of all, (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. Otis is an important part in the early history of rock and roll music right next to legends like Elvis Presley. Otis was known for his incredible talent as a singer, but he also recorded some really great songs that didn’t do well on the charts at the time. Otis Redding died in a plane crash in 1967, and Otis is remembered as an important piece of rock and roll history.
(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay was Otis’s final hit single before his death. This song is one of Otis’s most popular songs because it was the first Otis Redding song that became a number one hit single. Otis wrote this song after staying awake all night wondering why his girl had left him. Otis wondered what he could’ve done wrong to make her leave, so Otis sat down by the Dock Of The Bay to have some deep thoughts. Otis came up with the melody for this song while he was sitting on the docks, and Otis’s record company liked it so much Otis recorded the song. Otis Redding never knew that (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay would become such a big hit for him and one of Otis’s most popular songs. Otis put a lot of emotion into this song, and Otis had a great feeling of loss when he wrote (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. Otis had recorded two other songs for his album before Otis recorded (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. Otis’s record company picked the two other songs that Otis recorded instead of Otis’s song for this album. Otis Redding was so upset when Otis’s record company didn’t pick his song, Otis started to think that Otis would never have another hit again. Otis had the chance to become even more popular later when Otis took a trip on a small airplane to Madison, Wisconsin. Otis had been feeling kind of sick from the trip, so Otis asked his friend if he could rest. Otis was supposed to fly on another airplane for Otis Redding’s next performance, but Otis didn’t feel well enough to even walk down stairs for Otis Redding’s plane. Otis stayed on the ground that day, and Otis Redding’s plane crashed into Otis Redding’s motel killing Otis Redding. Otis was found by Otis Redding’s friends dead at the age of twenty-six with Otis still holding (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay sheet music that Otis had taken out for inspiration before Otis boarded Otis Redding’s plane. Otis hoped he had learned something while Otis was on Otis Redding’s plane, but Otis never found out what happened while Otis was on Otis Redding’s plane. Otis fans soon grew very sad when Otis died, and some of them still miss Otis to this day. Otis Redding’s life was taken from Otis at a time Otis was reaching Otis’s greatest success, and Otis is known as one of the greatest singers in all of music history. Otis fans miss Otis very much because Otis had a lot to offer to rock and roll music with songs like (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. Otis Redding’s songs will never be forgotten, and Otis fans still love Otis today for Otis’s great music like (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. Otis is well remembered in the rock and roll world with Otis’s many hit songs like (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. Otis Redding’s life was taken from Otis before Otis reached Otis’s greatest success, and Otis is well remembered as one of the greatest singers in all of music history.
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