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Otis Redding’s Fatal Lake Monona Plane Crash
Lake Monona holds a dark day in music history. On December 10, 1967, a twin-engine plane crashed into its icy waters just four miles from Madison’s airport.
Soul legend Otis Redding, only 26, died along with four teenage members of his backing band, the Bar-Kays.
The crash came just three days after Redding recorded “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” which would later top charts without him…