{"product_id":"arethas-gold-aretha-franklin","title":"Aretha's Gold - Aretha Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1969, Soul, R\u0026amp;B, Gospel Soul, Detroit, Michigan 10\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e SD8227\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e VG (LM) | Members: Aretha F (42' - 18')\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised Inside the Church:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aretha grew up singing at Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church, where her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin, was a nationally known preacher. Their home regularly hosted major figures from gospel, civil rights and music, putting Aretha around extraordinary voices and ideas long before she became famous. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCivil Rights Was Personal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aretha's family had close ties to Martin Luther King Jr., and she performed at civil-rights events while still young. After King's assassination in 1968, she sang at his memorial service, making her connection to the movement far more personal than a later celebrity endorsement. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlantic Changed Everything:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e After years at Columbia, Aretha moved to Atlantic Records and began working with producer Jerry Wexler. Sessions in Muscle Shoals and New York finally put her piano, gospel phrasing and emotional force at the center of the arrangements, producing the run of hits collected on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAretha's Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67637029765307,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-4713984-1424015436-2066.jpg?v=1791398765","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/arethas-gold-aretha-franklin","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}