Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin (50 page)
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Authors: David Ritz
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Interviews
Bobby “Blue” Bland, Jesse Jackson, Marvin Gaye, James Cleveland, Carolyn Franklin, B.B. King, Cecil Franklin, Erma Franklin, Ruth Bowen
Franklin and Ritz,
Aretha: From These Roots
Heilbut,
The Fan Who Knew Too Much
Interviews
Cecil Franklin, Anna Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Buddy Guy, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, James Cleveland
Interviews
Ruth Bowen, Erma Franklin, Billy Preston, James Cleveland, B.B. King, Cecil Franklin
Salvatore,
Singing in a Strange Land
Ward-Royster and Rose,
How I Got Over
Interviews
Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Ruth Bowen, Etta James, Jerry Wexler, Carl Bean, Vaughn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, James Cleveland, Johnnie Taylor
Wexler and Ritz,
Rhythm and the Blues
Interviews
Jerry Wexler, Carolyn Franklin, Cecil Franklin, James Cleveland, John Hammond, Brenda Corbett, Erma Franklin
Songs of Faith,
Chess Records, 1956
“Blast on Gospel Singers’ Style Pits Baker Against Clara Ward,”
Chicago Defender,
November 26, 1955
“Disc by Detroit Minister on Top,”
Chicago Defender,
October 20, 1956
Salvatore,
Singing in a Strange Land
Interviews
James Cleveland, Ray Charles, Oscar Peterson, Erma Franklin, Johnnie Taylor, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
Interviews
Cecil Franklin, Phil Moore, Major Holley, Jerry Wexler, John Hammond, Harvey Fuqua, Carolyn Franklin, Carmen McRae
Aretha,
Columbia, 1961
Review of “Love Is the Only Thing” and “Today I Sing the Blues,”
Billboard,
September 26, 1960
Review of “Won’t Be Long” and “Right Now,”
Billboard,
December 26, 1960
Jack Maher, “Aretha Franklin Debs at Vanguard,”
Billboard,
October 17, 1960
Interviews
Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Bettye LaVette, Etta James, Cecil Franklin, Harvey Fuqua, Joe Newman, Quincy Jones
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin,
Columbia, 1962
New York Beat,
Jet,
May 4, 1961
Franklin named top new-star female vocalist,
Down Beat,
August 3, 1961
“From Gospel to Jazz Is Not Disrespect for the Lord,”
New York Amsterdam News,
August 26, 1961
LaVette and Ritz,
A Woman Like Me
Interviews
Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Bobby Scott, Jerry Wexler, Phil Walden, Cecil Franklin, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin,
Columbia, 1962
Laughing on the Outside,
Columbia, 1963
Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington,
Columbia, 1964
Jack Maher, “Newport ’62 a Swinging Affair,”
Billboard,
July 21, 1962
Review of “Just for a Thrill” and “Try a Little Tenderness,”
Billboard,
August 11, 1962
People Are Talking About,
Jet,
November, 29, 1962
People Are Talking About,
Jet,
June 13, 1963
Kelley,
Thelonious Monk
Freeman,
Otis!
Cohodas,
Queen
Interviews
Etta James, Ruth Bowen, Erma Franklin, John Hammond, Clyde Otis
Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington,
Columbia, 1964
“The Swingin’ Aretha,”
Ebony,
March 1964
Interviews
Clyde Otis, Jerry Wexler, John Hammond, Carolyn Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Erma Franklin
Runnin’ Out of Fools,
Columbia, 1964
Roger Scott, Nashville Scene,
Billboard,
May 29, 1965
Interviews
Jerry Wexler, Jimmy Johnson, Ruth Bowen, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Roger Hawkins, Dan Penn, Rick Hall, Tommy Dowd, Cecil Franklin, Luther Vandross
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,
Atlantic, 1967
Franklin signs exclusive contract with Atlantic, reported in
Billboard,
December 3, 1966
Wexler and Ritz,
Rhythm and the Blues
Interviews
Carmen McRae, Jerry Wexler, Earline Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Ray Charles, Ruth Bowen, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Joe South, Nat Hentoff
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,
Atlantic, 1967
Aretha Arrives,
Atlantic, 1967
Franklin recovering from broken arm, reported in
Jet,
May 18, 1967
Franklin appears at tribute to her father, reported in
Time,
June 29, 1967
Interviews
Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Ruth Bowen
Lady Soul,
Atlantic, 1968
Franklin recuperating from eye injury, reported in
Jet,
December 14, 1967
C. Higgins, reported in People Are Talking About,
Jet,
December 28, 1967
Interviews
Carolyn Franklin, Jerry Wexler, Cecil Franklin, Arif Mardin, Tommy Dowd, David Newman, Erma Franklin, Ruth Bowen, Carmen McRae
Lady Soul,
Atlantic, 1968
Aretha Now,
1968
Aretha Franklin: Soul ’69,
Atlantic, 1969
Aretha in Paris,
Atlantic, 1968
Aretha’s Gold,
Atlantic, 1969
“Unsound Thing Happened to Aretha at the Forum,”
Billboard,
February 3, 1968
“Atlantic Signs Aretha to New Long-Term Pact,”
Billboard,
May 4, 1968
Franklin signs new long-term pact with Atlantic, reported in
Jet,
May 9, 1968
“Lady Soul Singing It Like It Is,”
Time,
June 28, 1968
Ed Ochs, “From Sermons on Sunday to All-Day Success,”
Billboard,
July 13, 1968
C. Higgins, People Are Talking About,
Jet
, August 22, 1968
Ed Ochs, “Soul Sauce,”
Billboard,
October 12, 1968
Franklin arraigned in traffic court for reckless driving and an expired driver’s license, reported in
Jet
, December 12, 1968
Interviews
Dennis Edwards, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Jerry Wexler, Cecil Franklin, Brenda Corbett, Ruth Bowen
Aretha Now,
Atlantic, 1968
This Girl’s in Love with You,
Atlantic, 1970
Spirit in the Dark,
Atlantic, 1970
Franklin asked to write Carolyn Franklin’s liner notes, reported in
Jet,
April 3, 1969
Ed Ochs, Plans for “Soul Bowl ’69,” reported in
Billboard,
May 17, 1969
C. Higgins, Franklin’s whereabouts a mystery, reported in People Are Talking About,
Jet,
July 10, 1969
Franklin’s stay in Ford Hospital, reported in
Jet,
July 24, 1969
“Aretha Franklin Fined $50,”
New York Times,
July 26, 1969
“Aretha Franklin Forfeits Bond; Pays $50 Fine,”
Jet,
August 7, 1969
Interviews
Carolyn Franklin, Jerry Wexler, Cecil Franklin, Earline Franklin, Joel Dorn, Ruth Bowen, Erma Franklin, Stan Getz, Billy Preston
Aretha Franklin: Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul
, Rhino, 2007
Spirit in the Dark,
Atlantic, 1970
Young, Gifted, and Black,
Atlantic, 1972
“Sam Cooke’s Brother, Charles, Is Shot in Detroit,”
Jet,
January 15, 1970
“Aretha Falls Ill in St. Louis; Is Treated in New York,”
Jet,
July 16, 1970
C. Higgins, Franklin back from European tour, reported in People Are Talking About,
Jet,
September 15, 1970
“Aretha Says She’ll Go Angela’s Bond If Permitted,”
Jet,
December 3, 1970
C. Higgins, Franklin family forming charitable foundation, reported in People Are Talking About,
Jet,
December 24, 1970
Interviews
Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Ruth Bowen, Cecil Franklin, Jerry Wexler, Billy Preston, Brenda Corbett, Claude Nobs
Young, Gifted, and Black,
Atlantic, 1972
Let Me in Your Life,
Atlantic, 1974
“Aretha Denies Being Told Not to Perform to Aid Angela Davis,”
Jet,
May 27, 1971
Ian Dove, review of Franklin’s Apollo Theater Concert,
Billboard,
June 12, 1971
“Soul Queen Fumes Over Treatment by Italian Cops,”
Jet,
July 15, 1971
“Aretha Ignores Critics; Resets South African Tour, January, 1972,”
Jet,
July 29, 1971
Don Heckman, “Spell on Audience Is Cast at Garden by Aretha Franklin,”
New York Times
, October 24, 1971
Charles L. Sanders, “Aretha: A Close-Up Look at Sister Superstar,”
Ebony
, December 1971
Pleasants,
The Great American Popular Singers
Interviews
Jerry Wexler, James Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Carmen McRae, Billy Preston
Aretha Franklin: Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul
, Rhino, 2007
Spirit in the Dark,
Atlantic, 1970
Young, Gifted, and Black,
Atlantic, 1972
Amazing Grace
, Atlantic, 1972
Cohen,
Amazing Grace
Interviews
Billy Preston, Cecil Franklin, Jerry Wexler, Erma Franklin, Ruth Bowen
Aretha Franklin: Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul
, Rhino, 2007
Aretha Franklin: Soul ’69,
Atlantic, 1969
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky),
Atlantic, 1973
Amazing Grace
, Atlantic, 1972
“Jackson PUSHes On,”
Time,
January 3, 1972
M. Cordell Thompson, “Aretha Is Rocking Steady Now,”
Jet,
March 9, 1972
Lynn Van Matre, review of Franklin’s concert at Chicago’s Arie Theater,
Chicago Tribune,
June 12, 1972
“Aretha to Entertain Inmates Here,”
Chicago Tribune,
June 12, 1972
Franklin’s diet and exercise regimen, reported in
Jet
, August 24, 1972
Jones,
Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
Interviews
Ruth Bowen, Cecil Franklin, Jerry Wexler, Earline Franklin, Erma Franklin, Norman Dugger, Gene Page, Brenda Corbett
Amazing Grace
, Atlantic, 1972
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky),
Atlantic, 1973
Let Me in Your Life,
Atlantic, 1974
With Everything I Feel in Me,
Atlantic, 1974
You,
Atlantic, 1975
Franklin and Ken Cunningham scouting locations for a film, reported in
Jet,
October 12, 1972
“Aretha Franklin’s ‘Mini Meals’ Diet Helps Shed Pounds,”
Jet,
March 29, 1973
“Aretha Buries Rumors About ‘Going Crazy,’ ”
Jet,
April 12, 1973
William Earl Berry, rumor that Franklin has seminude scene in film, reported in People Are Talking About,
Jet,
April 12, 1973
Franklin’s surprise Easter visit to Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem, reported in New York Beat,
Jet,
May 17, 1973
Franklin returns from yacht cruise, reported in New York Beat,
Jet,
January 31, 1974
Franklin’s stellar performance at the Auditorium Theater, Chicago, reported in
Jet,
March 21, 1974
John Rockwell, “Aretha Franklin Opens at the Apollo,”
New York Times
, March 10, 1974
Ken Cunningham writing a script, reported in
Jet,
March 28, 1974
M. Cordell Thompson, “A Visit with Aretha Franklin,”
Jet,
May 2, 1974
“First Lady of Talent Booking,”
Ebony,
June 1974
“The New Aretha,”
Ebony,
October 1974