(sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

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LyricPop is a children's picture book collection by LyricVerse and Akashic Books that launched in June 2020. LyricPop presents your favorite song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books, instilling a love of music and song among young readers. 40, 00 copy first printing. Otis Redding is referred to as the King of Soul. Redding is a multi-GRAMMY Award winner and was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Redding was included, at number twenty-one, on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and was number eight on the magazine's list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay, " was released after Redding's untimely death in a plane crash. The song reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 and Hot R&B, Singles charts and number three on the UK Singles chart. The song won two GRAMMYs and the album, titled Dock of the Bay, that it appeared on was Redding's best-selling album, with over four million sales worldwide. Numerous artists have covered the song over the years, including: Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Michael Bolton, and Justin Timberlake. The song was cowritten with guitarist Steve Cropper who mixed the song after Redding's death.