Music
Musically, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was a departure for Otis Redding. An established R&B star, Redding had set out to create a song with cross-market appeal when he recorded his famo...
Setting
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" got its start on a houseboat docked in Sausalito, Marin County, on the San Francisco Bay. After the Monterey Pop Festival, Redding remained in California and sp...