"R -E-S-P-E-C-T, Find out what it means to me, R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take care, TCB" are the lyrics to the refrain of one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century according to National Public Radio (Hansen, 2000). The song "Respect," sung by the ...
Editor’s note:Aretha Franklin, the preacher’s daughter who became the Queen of Soul and forged the template of the larger-than-life pop diva with her exuberant, gospel-rooted singing,died Thursday at age 76. In 1998, Franklin called The Times to help clarify the lyrics to her hit song ...