[2] Their most well-known songs include "Remote Control" (1980) / "Doin' it" / "Funkin on the One" / "Class (Is What You Got)" (1981) / "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" (1982) / "Hand Dance" (1983) and "The Awakening" (1980), a bass-drums-duet which is often performed live by Les Claypool (Primus) and on his album Highball with the Devil.
Written by Nick Mann, Bill Beard, and Chet Fortune of the Washington, D.C.–based songwriting team of Last Colony Music,[5] "Remote Control" continues to receive airplay in countries including Belgium, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.
In 1979 to 1980, Dexter, Otis III, and Mark had recorded The Awakening with producers Russell Timmons and Nick Mann at the Believe in a Dream studio, which was located in downtown Washington, D.C. On April 18, 2023, Otis Redding III died of cancer at the age of 59.
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