Cauley would return to Madison for the first time in 2007 for the 40 th anniversary of the crash and sing a rendition of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay)” as a tribute to Redding and his bandmates ...

The result was the heavy-hearted folk-soul of "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," which he recorded before the fatal plane crash that took his life and four members of his band, the Bar-Kays.