OTIS REDDING: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

Music video from the new DVD 'Dreams To Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding'by Reelin' In The Years ProductionsVISIT: http://reelinintheyears.com/Th... DVD features 16 complete performances by Otis along with brand new interviews with Stax musicians Steve Cropper, Wayne Jackson, Stax Records founder Jim Stewart and Reddings wife Zelma. Release date Sept 18, 2007.Music video Directed & Edited by Bob SarlesProduced by Ravin' FilmsVISIT: http://ravinfilms.com/Otis Redding wrote this song while living on a houseboat in Sausalito on the San Francisco Bay. We discovered the actual spot where Otis' housboat was berthed, and shot new Super8 footage from the spot for use in this video. Thanks to Anne Garfield, Joel Selvin and Bill Belmont. Otis recorded this song shortly before his tragic death. Steve Cropper finished production on the song after Otis' plane went down. Released posthumously, it was Otis' biggest hit ever. Enjoy!

Channel: Music
Uploaded: August 3, 2007 at 1:16 am
Author: bsarles

Length: 02:53
Rating: 4.92
Views: 869633

Tags: Bay  Cropper  Dock  of  Otis  Redding  Stax  Steve  the  

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