‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay’ by Otis Redding peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 16 1968)

(Saturday, March 16, 1968)“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding, a recording completed just three days before his death in a plane crash on Dec. 10, 1967, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Mar. 16/23/30, Apr. 6, 1968).