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Otis Redding - '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' (1968)

Otis Redding - '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' (1968)

Otis Redding whistled the song’s outro during recording—and never had a chance to replace it before his tragic death. It’s now one of the most iconic whistled outros in music history.

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