Otis Redding...

There are many many artists I realise I know very little about. Perhaps if I survive long enough and can afford to access the internet I will be able to learn much more and hear much more of their music as I will never be able to afford to buy it, have the time to hear it all(I'd like to defy the laws of time)but it can't be done(and I know if I end up in a home)

I haven't enough to keep a computer going, let alone pay the connection fee and repair bills(they only give you pocket money)something like £25 per week(if that)so that will be fun having nothing to do all day...

Anyhow I digress...

At least the internet has radio stations and sites that play music often neglected by licensed broadcasters.

The following article was tweeted by a legend of the radio business in the UK Bob Harris. And it is kind of interesting as it gives the background to a song that is considered one of the greats "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" released approx 45 years ago only 29 days after Otis had been killed in a plane accident.

It is an interesting piece giving the background to how the song was conceived, the thoughts of those who were involved at the time.

Then I Watch 'Em Roll Away Again