Otis Redding · 1966 · 1960s · Entry 232 of 272

Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

Cut in two marathon Stax sessions with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Mar-Keys horns. 'Try a Little Tenderness' goes from whispered ballad to controlled explosion in under four minutes. The case that Redding was the most physical singer of the era — and that Memphis could swing harder than anywhere else.

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