1st RECORDING OF: Try A Little Tenderness - Jack Payne (1932--Jack Payne, vocal)

Per Brian Rust-Sandy Forbes “British Dance Bands On Record 1911-1945,” this version of the familiar ballad pre-dated the late-1932 recordings by Ray Noble/New Mayfair Dance Orchestra (Dec. 8) and Carroll Gibbons/Savoy Hotel Orpheans (Dec. 1).

78 audio transfer for this post gratefully received courtesy of The Charles Hippisley-Cox: British Dance Band Collection, Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield Archives, http://www.heritagequay.org/archives/...

Original 78rpm issue on Imperial 2792 - Try A Little Tenderness (Woods-Campbell-Connelly) by Jack Payne and his Band, vocal by Jack Payne, recorded in London, early November 1932 (actual label scan unavailable)

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