ATLANTA -- When Aretha Franklin left Columbia Records in 1966, she was struggling commercially. The label had her singing jazz and other material, including an attempt to cash in on the "The ...
It's likely that she knew she'd be doing other kinds of material, and apparently Columbia agreed, because the label followed it up with "Rough Lover." A lot of the elements that were popular in the ...
With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable. Women’s History Month With hits like “Respect” and “Chain ...
When Aretha Franklin left Columbia Records in 1966, she was struggling commercially. The label had her singing jazz and other material, including an attempt to cash in on the “The Shoop-Shoop Song,” ...
When Aretha Franklin left Columbia Records in 1966, she was struggling commercially. The label had her singing jazz and other material, including an attempt to cash in on the “The Shoop-Shoop Song,” ...
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