This goo was worth a point in March 2025.

publication date: Monday, March 31, 2025 (part of March 2025)

category: Music

clue: This singer gained respect with a little tenderness, after his song about a dock and a bay became a rare posthumous #1 hit.

explanation: Redding's hits included "Respect," "Try a Little Tenderness," and "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," the latter of which was released one month after his December 1967 death. more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky


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