It Happened 50 Years Ago: Otis Redding “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”
Otis Redding made twenty-four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with eleven of those songs reaching the Top 40 and one hitting the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, that one Top 10 hit, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” rose to the top of the chart for a four-week reign.