The New York Times Celebrates ‘Dock of the Bay’
By Gavin Edwards Only a handful of performers have reached No. 1 with a single after their deaths, including John Lennon, Janis Joplin and the Notorious B.I.G. But the first person to do it was the soul singer Otis Redding, who died in a plane crash in late 1967 at 26 and topped the charts […]
Ledisi Joins An Evening of Respect
The latest addition to the outstanding lineup for the 2018 Evening of Respect is none other than Ledisi. The Grammy-nominated R&B songstress joins Stax legends Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Empire’s Jussie Smollett, Marcus King, Vintage Trouble’s Ty Taylor, St. Paul and the Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway and more […]
Booker T. Jones Joins Lineup for 2018 Evening of Respect
We are excited to announce that soul legend, Booker T. Jones, will be performing at An Evening of Respect: Celebrating Otis Redding & 50 Years of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” at the Apollo Theater in New York City on January 25! Booker T. & the MGs were the Stax Records house band […]
“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was released 50 years ago today. And it almost wasn’t released.
Listen to NPR’s feature about Otis Redding’s seminal hit, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” which was released on January 8, 1968. Hear the story behind the song. https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/576413464/the-story-of-how-otis-reddings-dock-of-the-bay-got-released “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is one of the most performed and played of the 20th century. Yet, it almost didn’t get released. […]
Otis & Dexter Redding, Jussie Smollet, and more announced for 2018 Evening of Respect
As previously announced, the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, NY, will host the 2018 Evening of Respect. Whoopi Goldberg will host, and the Dap Kings will serve as the house band backing performances by Otis Redding III and Dexter Redding, Steve Cropper, Jussie Smollett of Empire, Paul Janeway of St. Paul and […]