Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Mid-Week Birthday Song
Happy birthday to the late, great Otis Redding, who would have been 74 years young today. His premature death in December 1967, resulting from a plane crash in Lake Monona in Madison, WI, shocked his numerous fans and the music industry. He was on his way with the Bar-Kays back up band to The Factory in Madison (which the Hackwhackers remember). His iconic mega-hit "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" was issued posthumously. Here it is: