When “(Sittin’ on) the Dock ... sitting and watching the ships, and the chorus. And then he put the song aside for a while. “That was Otis,” Cropper says. “He always carried his guitar ...

"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was released 50 years ago Monday ... "Steve Cropper, who wrote [the song] with him and produced it — great guitar player — said, 'Let's do this song.' ...

The blues have always been a nostalgic genre, but the singer expects to fight back tears more than usual when she covers the Otis Redding classic, “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” at what ...

Music legend Steve Cropper, who plays on hits including include Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay, Green Onions, Knock On Wood and In The Midnight Hour, contacted the landlord of the Buck Hotel ...