John and Yoko became show hosts, "Wayne's World" premiered, Elton John appeared on The Simpsons, Aretha Franklin recorded ...

Aretha Franklin was an American ... "I've Never Loved a Man." Franklin's first No. 1 hit came that same year with her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect," which also won Franklin her first two ...

Aretha Franklin brought "black" music to an entirely new audience. Aretha grew up in Detroit where her father was pastor at the New Bethel Baptist Church. She recorded her first album of gospel ...