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5 days ago · Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” hits No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart with her cover of Otis Redding’s song, “Respect.” She changed the lyrics and transformed the tune, which became a powerful anthem for both women and the civil rights movement.
5 days ago · Aretha Franklin had released nine studio albums before I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You. “There was no compromising,” Aretha said of the release. “No deliberate decision to go pop.”
1 day ago · "Respect" was Otis Redding's song but Aretha modified it with a "supercharged interlude featuring the emphatic spelling-out of the song's title". Her frenetic version was released in April and reached number one on both the R&B and pop charts.
4 days ago · Introduced to Aretha’s family, you explore her childhood, the church, meeting her Manager/ Husband, the Civil Rights Movement, her biggest musical crush and the profound impact the song RESPECT had on the world!
2 days ago · One of the greatest singers of all time passed away of pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018. But, of course, the Queen of Soul's legacy would live on. For instance, fans have recently enjoyed a ...
Jun 2, 2023 · Controversy aside, this song’s staying power is undeniable: RuPaul sent two queens packing on the same episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race for not doing justice to a lip sync of the gay staple. The ...
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