Commentary: Impact of Aretha Franklin's song "Respect" on young black girl in the late 1960s

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Commentary: Impact of Aretha Franklin's song "Respect" on young black girl in the late 1960s

Host: LIANE HANSEN Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

LIANE HANSEN, host:

Otis Redding wrote the song, and Aretha Franklin sang it. "Respect, " spell that R-E-S-P-E-C-T, was released in 1967 and quickly became an anthem for disenchanted lovers, bitter employees and just about anyone who ever felt they'd been taken for granted. "Respect" is one of the NPR 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. For commentator Evelyn C. ...

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