Top singles from the past
14 November 2026
Soul legend OTIS REDDING (1941-1967, killed in a plane crash, only 26)
released his cover of a 1932 song, titled TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
on 14 November 1966, today 60 years ago.
Redding was backed on his version by Booker T. & The M.G.’s
and Stax staff producer Isaac Hayes worked on the arrangement.
Redding‘s recording features a slow, soulful opening that eventually
builds into a frenetic R&B conclusion, incorporating elements from
the Duke Ellington–Lee Gaines song Just Squeeze Me (But Please
Don’t Tease Me).
The song peaked at #25 in the US, #23 in Canada and #46 in the UK
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