Episode 149: “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Aretha Washington - The New Dinah Washington
The Unforgettable album came out in February 1964, the same month that Beatlemania hit the US. While Washington had been wildly popular, and one of the most important figures in Jazz and R&B in the 40s and 50s, her style was out of date. At this point Columbia Brotting clied Otis, an independent producer and songwriter who had worked with artists like Washington and Sarah Vaughan. The title track, Run and Out of Fools, became her biggest hit in three years, making number 57 on the pop charts, and number 30 on the R&B charts.
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