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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Honoring Otis Redding in Macon, Georgia






We must be close...

A musical score decorates
a section of this bridge.









Eric & I walk up the steps







We are treated to Redding's music as we approach the statue.  Eric and I sang along with (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay






Otis Redding was raised
in Macon.















(Sittin' on) The Dock of the
 Bay was recorded on









Otis Redding died in a plane crash just four days later, on December 10, 1967.  He was posthumously inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

The Otis Redding Statue is at the trail head to the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail.






I admire the beautiful
walkway down to 







Macon is a beautiful, historic city with lots of great architecture to admire.  The city honors its history and musical heritage and welcomes visitors to explore the former Georgia frontier.  

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