12. ‘(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' - Otis Redding Redding was sitting on the bay's dock when he wrote the song's lyrics. He was in a rented houseboat in Sausalito, California, after the ...

written, and recorded by George Benson, Whitney breathes new magic into this love song. Whitney has always been on top of her game when it comes to classic love songs. Otis Redding – “These ...

Otis Redding was R-E-S-P-E-C-T'ing in "Respect ... When lead singer Sting wrote the song, he was dealing with jealousy and obsession during the collapse of his marriage. "I think the song is ...

The New York Times gave only four inches at the bottom of a column on page 19 to the death exactly one month ago of Otis Redding ... He wrote most of his greatest songs including "I've Been ...

In lieu of a yet-to-be-written third verse, Redding improvised a whistled outro, and the two men agreed to revisit the song once Redding’s tour was over. Three days later Otis Redding boarded a ...

and a title borrowed from the nickname bestowed on Redding by an admiring radio DJ. “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)”, jointly written by Otis and Jerry Butler, the former lead ...

Otherwise, every track here is an original track, written by Otis, usually with ... for “Jesus” and the song could be a hymn. All the tropes of Redding’s vocal arsenal are on display.

Jimmy Jam and Killer Mike were present to honor Otis Redding at ... “Don’t ever do a song as you heard somebody else do it.” As a songwriter, Redding wrote timeless classics like “I ...

who signed Otis and sent him to record at the legendary Stax studios in Memphis, recording, among others, his breakout song These Arms of Mine. Redding made his Official UK Singles Chart debut in ...