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: