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Otis Redding recorded "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" 2 days before dying in a plane crash, never knowing it would be a #1 hit & Grammy winner

Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was recorded just two days before Redding died in a plane crash. The iconic whistling at the end of the track was the result of Redding forgetting the lyrics he had written for that part.

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1. The iconic whistling in Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was originally a mistake. The song lyrics accidentally fell to the floor during the recording session and because studio time was running out, Redding improvised a whistled tune on the spot.

2. Otis Redding, the singer behind "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay", got his big break when he was hired as a driver to take a friend to a recording studio for $10. After his friend was done, Otis asked to do a recording of his own, and his record ended up becoming a big hit.

3. Otis Redding died just three days after recording his classic Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay

4. Otis Redding never heard "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" played on the radio. He died shortly after recording it.

5. Otis Redding died in a plane crash only 3 days after recording the classic song "Sittin On The Dock of the Bay"

6. The iconic whistling at the end of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding was improvised. Redding, wanting the song to "be a little different", was going to do a fadeout rap but forgot what it was so he began whistling.