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Do we really need to introduce Aretha Franklin? Undisputedly the best soul singer around — perhaps the best singer, period — her string of massive hits and modern classics is longer than some other artists’ entire careers. Her voice is so recognizable now that it’s easy to take for granted, but when she moved to Atlantic Records in 1967 and released I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, she made gospel-style music blare from American radios at a volume then unheard of, and with a confident feminist swagger.
When we recorded this episode, we had absolutely no idea that we were doing it at the end of the Queen of Soul’s reign. We’re all very glad we took the opportunity to delve into her amazing recordings, and we hope we did her justice. The Queen herself may be gone, but she’ll never, ever be forgotten.
Cohosts: Phil Maddox, Rich Bunnell, Ben Marlin, Amanda Rodgers
Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/2018/9/4/006-aretha-franklin-i-never-loved-a-man-the-way-i-love-you-1967
Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod
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Do we really need to introduce Aretha Franklin? Undisputedly the best soul singer around — perhaps the best singer, period — her string of massive hits and modern classics is longer than some other artists’ entire careers. Her voice is so recognizable now that it’s easy to take for granted, but when she moved to Atlantic Records in 1967 and released I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, she made gospel-style music blare from American radios at a volume then unheard of, and with a confident feminist swagger.
When we recorded this episode, we had absolutely no idea that we were doing it at the end of the Queen of Soul’s reign. We’re all very glad we took the opportunity to delve into her amazing recordings, and we hope we did her justice. The Queen herself may be gone, but she’ll never, ever be forgotten.
Cohosts: Phil Maddox, Rich Bunnell, Ben Marlin, Amanda Rodgers
Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/2018/9/4/006-aretha-franklin-i-never-loved-a-man-the-way-i-love-you-1967
Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod

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