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Take One, Part 4

Take One, Part 4

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Aretha Franklin
March 25, 1925 - August 16, 2018

It's January 14, 1967, and though she's only 24 years old, Aretha Franklin is facing a career crossroads. "I still didn't really know who I was," the Queen Of Soul would later explain.

During five years with Columbia, Aretha failed to live up to John Hammond Jr's dream of her becoming the new …

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