Episode 149: “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Bland Studyed Reverend Franklin's Records
Bland was impressed by C.L. Franklin and so were other Memphis musicians. Long after Franklin had moved to Detroit, they remembered him as a great preacher. Bland would study Franklin's records and take the style that he used in recorded sermons like the Eagle Stir with her nest.
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