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    • Sep 9, 1941
    Otis Redding is born in Dawson, Georgia. The soul singer's song "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" is re-recorded as a country hit by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
    Jun 17, 1967
    Country-rock innovators The Byrds appear at the historic Monterey Pop Festival in California. The bill for the second day also includes Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Al Kooper and Booker T. & The MG's, among others
    Nov 22, 1967
    Otis Redding records "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" at the Stax Recording Studio in Memphis. It ranks among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 10, 1967
    Soul singer Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin. Just a month later, "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" becomes his biggest recording. The song is later remade as a country hit by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
    Jan 8, 1968
    Stax Records releases Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," later remade as a country hit by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
    Mar 11, 1968
    The late Otis Redding picks up a gold single from the RIAA for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," eventually named among the 500 greatest country singles in history in the Country Music Foundation's book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 12, 1969
    Otis Redding wins Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, during the 11th annual Grammy Awards, for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay." Redding and co-writer Steve Cropper also walk away with Best Rhythm & Blues Song
    Jul 3, 1969
    Barbara Mandrell records her first charted single, a cover of Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)"
    May 16, 1986
    Tom Cruise sings "Great Balls Of Fire" at a piano in a bar scene with Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan and Kelly McGillis as the movie "Top Gun" debuts in theaters. The soundtrack includes recordings by Kenny Loggins, Otis Redding, Miami Sound Machine and The Righteous Brothers
    Dec 19, 1986
    The Vietnam War picture "Platoon" debuts in theaters. Starring Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger, its soundtrack album features Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee," The Miracles' "Tracks Of My Tears" and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
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