Episode 149: “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Young Retha and Cecil Franklin
Every major black entertainer would visit the Franklin residence when they were in Detroit. Young Retha and her older sister Irma both had massive crushes on Cook, and there were rumours that he hadn't a fair with one of them during their teens. C.L. Franklin became more involved in the music business still, when Joe von Battle started releasing records of his sermons. Smokey Robinson later said, The other thing that knocked us out about a Retha was her piano playing"
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