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“We were recording Michael Bolton’s version of (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. And right next door was Steve Cropper, who wrote the song with Otis Redding and played on the original. I was kind of nervous!”: When a legendary guitar hero got the jitters

Wednesday November 19, 2025. 02:21 PM , from Keyboard Magazine

It was a recording that could have led to Bolton joining Journey

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