1 00:00:00,751 --> 00:00:02,920 ANNOUNCER: Previously on Genius. 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:04,505 CL: I'm going to call it the Freedom March. 3 00:00:04,505 --> 00:00:05,923 We going to make change happen because we going to demand it. 4 00:00:06,256 --> 00:00:08,050 It'd be the biggest freedom march in history. 5 00:00:08,634 --> 00:00:10,886 TED: You know, a man like Dr. King really should have his own march. 6 00:00:11,803 --> 00:00:13,889 I mean that would really get a turn out. 7 00:00:13,889 --> 00:00:15,807 ART: You're a wonderkind, a wonder child. 8 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:17,559 CL: We go back on the road I'm going to take you with me. 9 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:19,144 MAN: She ain't old enough to travel on Gospel Circuit. 10 00:00:19,144 --> 00:00:21,438 CL (over PA): I'm here with my daughter, Aretha Louise. 11 00:00:21,730 --> 00:00:24,650 She will come up on this stage and sing for the very 12 00:00:24,650 --> 00:00:26,818 first time on this Gospel Circuit. 13 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:29,947 MAN: Try this, it's sweet. 14 00:00:30,322 --> 00:00:32,449 RONNY: You want to dance? 15 00:00:35,452 --> 00:00:38,288 ARETHA: My tummy's been feeling sick and my monthly hasn't come. 16 00:00:38,872 --> 00:00:40,123 BIG MOMMA: Well, how long has it been? 17 00:00:40,123 --> 00:00:41,708 ARETHA: Four months. 18 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,752 CL: The road is a wild place, Mom. 19 00:00:44,878 --> 00:00:46,672 BIG MOMMA: I wanted her to stay home. 20 00:00:46,672 --> 00:00:52,010 CL: This is not going to stop you from what you were meant to do. 21 00:00:52,302 --> 00:00:53,804 TED: You think you can manage her better than me? 22 00:00:53,804 --> 00:00:55,389 RUTH: We can both manage her, Ted. 23 00:00:55,389 --> 00:00:56,807 She's going places. 24 00:00:56,807 --> 00:00:58,392 ANNOUNCER (over PA): The people of Chicago, 25 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:00,102 people of the world herby crown you... 26 00:01:00,102 --> 00:01:01,937 (smacks) 27 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:03,438 the Queen of Soul. 28 00:01:03,438 --> 00:01:05,065 (audience applause). 29 00:01:05,691 --> 00:01:07,359 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪ 30 00:01:07,359 --> 00:01:10,195 ♪ Show me the way to get to Soulville, baby. ♪ 31 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:11,989 ♪ Show me the way to go home ♪♪ 32 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:14,491 (cheering). 33 00:01:14,491 --> 00:01:15,826 MAN: Aretha! 34 00:01:15,826 --> 00:01:17,911 WOMAN: Ms. Franklin, Ms. Franklin. 35 00:01:17,911 --> 00:01:20,163 Your music has saved my life. 36 00:01:20,163 --> 00:01:21,623 ARETHA: Thank you so much for coming to my show. 37 00:01:21,623 --> 00:01:23,417 Would you like me to sign anything for you? 38 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:24,876 WOMAN: Oh no, thank you. 39 00:01:24,876 --> 00:01:26,670 It's enough just to shake your hand. 40 00:01:26,670 --> 00:01:29,214 ARETHA: You're so sweet. Thank you so much. 41 00:01:29,214 --> 00:01:31,717 MAN: Ms. Franklin, can you sign my album. 42 00:01:32,843 --> 00:01:34,094 Ms. Franklin. 43 00:01:34,845 --> 00:01:36,221 OFFICER: Back it up. Back up! 44 00:01:36,221 --> 00:01:38,181 MAN: I didn't do nothing. What are you doing, man? 45 00:01:38,181 --> 00:01:40,100 ARETHA: That's not necessary. That's not necessary. That's not necessary! 46 00:01:40,559 --> 00:01:42,394 (thuds) 47 00:01:42,978 --> 00:01:44,813 That isn't necess... 48 00:01:46,481 --> 00:01:47,733 What's going to happen to him? 49 00:01:51,737 --> 00:01:58,118 (theme music plays) 50 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:26,563 ♪ ♪ 51 00:02:34,696 --> 00:02:36,031 (baby crying). 52 00:02:36,031 --> 00:02:39,076 ARETHA: Shh, I'm right here. I'm right here baby. 53 00:02:39,076 --> 00:02:40,994 Settle down. 54 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:42,746 Hungry? 55 00:02:42,746 --> 00:02:44,331 No? 56 00:02:45,165 --> 00:02:47,709 Big Momma, he won't stop fussing. 57 00:02:47,709 --> 00:02:49,878 BIG MOMMA: Well, did you check his diaper? 58 00:02:50,462 --> 00:02:52,381 ARETHA: Um... 59 00:02:55,217 --> 00:02:57,010 I'm not a good mother, am I? 60 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:59,721 BIG MOMMA: Nah, you're good. You're beautiful, wonderful. 61 00:03:00,013 --> 00:03:02,349 (doorbell) 62 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:03,600 Look at mommy. 63 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,143 CL: We're here. 64 00:03:05,143 --> 00:03:06,436 ERMA: Could you guys please be quiet, I'm trying to read. 65 00:03:06,436 --> 00:03:09,272 CL: Is that who I think it is out there? 66 00:03:10,107 --> 00:03:11,608 Powder blue! 67 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:12,776 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Yes indeed, yes indeed. 68 00:03:12,776 --> 00:03:14,611 CL: Yes, sir. Brother Cleveland. 69 00:03:14,611 --> 00:03:16,029 BROTHER CLEVELAND: All the way from Chicago. 70 00:03:16,029 --> 00:03:17,656 CL: Oh, come on in here. 71 00:03:18,156 --> 00:03:20,158 This is my mother here, Mrs. Rachel. 72 00:03:20,701 --> 00:03:22,119 Mrs. Rachel. 73 00:03:22,119 --> 00:03:23,787 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Oh, Mrs. Rachel, afternoon, ma'am. 74 00:03:23,787 --> 00:03:25,330 Such a pleasure to meet you. 75 00:03:25,330 --> 00:03:26,456 BIG MOMMA: Nice to meet you, too. 76 00:03:26,456 --> 00:03:27,874 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Yes, yes, yes, yes. 77 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:31,420 Oh, and this young lady must little Re. 78 00:03:32,629 --> 00:03:35,424 Uh‐huh, yeah, I done heard a lot about you. 79 00:03:36,842 --> 00:03:38,093 (baby crying). 80 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:39,386 CL: That's my grand‐baby, Clarence. 81 00:03:39,386 --> 00:03:40,595 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Oh, no, sweetheart. 82 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:42,097 I don't have a knack for that. 83 00:03:42,097 --> 00:03:45,142 CL: Momma, Reverend James is gonna be our new choir director. 84 00:03:45,142 --> 00:03:46,977 BIG MOMMA: Oh, nice. CL: Mm‐hmm, mm‐hmm. 85 00:03:47,436 --> 00:03:51,440 And momma, I just found he ain't got nowhere to stay. 86 00:03:51,857 --> 00:03:53,316 He's going to be staying with us for a while. 87 00:03:53,316 --> 00:03:54,651 BIG MOMMA: He going to be staying with us? 88 00:03:54,651 --> 00:03:56,236 CL: Until he find a place. 89 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:58,780 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Ah, I hear there's a little star in you. 90 00:03:58,780 --> 00:04:02,117 ARETHA: I haven't played too much since having the baby. 91 00:04:02,117 --> 00:04:05,245 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Well, it's time to start playing again. 92 00:04:05,245 --> 00:04:07,414 CL: Brother, you must be hungry. So, Momma, come on. 93 00:04:07,414 --> 00:04:08,915 We got to get him something to eat. 94 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:10,375 BIG MOMMA: Hold on, hold on. 95 00:04:10,375 --> 00:04:11,418 BROTHER CLEVELAND: I sure can go for something myself. 96 00:04:11,418 --> 00:04:12,627 What you got? 97 00:04:12,627 --> 00:04:14,171 BIG MOMMA: I'm coming. CL: You know I got you. 98 00:04:14,171 --> 00:04:16,173 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Oh, nice and golden fried chicken. 99 00:04:16,173 --> 00:04:17,466 BIG MOMMA: You don't know nothing about my chicken. 100 00:04:17,466 --> 00:04:18,675 BROTHER CLEVELAND: You gonna sock it to me? 101 00:04:18,675 --> 00:04:20,093 BIG MOMMA: No, don't you cut my... 102 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:23,597 (baby crying). 103 00:04:23,889 --> 00:04:26,099 REPORTER (over TV): A 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM curfew will be enforced 104 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:28,518 in a third of the city as the rioting continues. 105 00:04:29,394 --> 00:04:31,146 (gunshots over TV) 106 00:04:31,146 --> 00:04:32,689 ARETHA: I'm worried, Daddy. 107 00:04:32,689 --> 00:04:34,983 It's calm right here in, in New York right now but it's 108 00:04:34,983 --> 00:04:36,401 only a matter of time before the madness comes here 109 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:37,903 and to Detroit too. 110 00:04:37,903 --> 00:04:40,071 CL: Some of the young people in the congregation are 111 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:43,492 especially agitated, you know, I preach peace. 112 00:04:43,992 --> 00:04:45,494 CL (over phone): But if the people want to riot, 113 00:04:45,494 --> 00:04:46,620 they gonna riot. 114 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:48,205 And if things get out of hand, 115 00:04:48,205 --> 00:04:50,207 I've got my gun. 116 00:04:50,207 --> 00:04:51,166 ARETHA (over phone): Please don't say that, especially around the kids. 117 00:04:51,166 --> 00:04:52,959 CL: I'll keep everybody safe, Re. 118 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:54,628 You take care of yourself. 119 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:57,005 ARETHA: All right. Bye, Daddy. 120 00:05:04,888 --> 00:05:06,223 Uh‐uh. 121 00:05:08,016 --> 00:05:10,352 They put a crown on my head, and you punched me in my face. 122 00:05:10,685 --> 00:05:12,813 TED: Things got out of hand for both of us. 123 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:15,440 I'm sorry. I'm cleaning up my act. 124 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,067 ARETHA: Well, until you can prove that you can keep sleeping on the couch. 125 00:05:17,067 --> 00:05:18,735 TED: Come on now, baby. ARETHA: Have you lost your mind? 126 00:05:18,735 --> 00:05:20,612 TED: Look, don't let that "Queen" stuff get to your head. 127 00:05:20,612 --> 00:05:22,781 ARETHA: I'm going to let that "Queen" thing go wherever I want it to. 128 00:05:25,742 --> 00:05:27,244 TED: I'm tired of sleeping on this damn couch. 129 00:05:27,244 --> 00:05:28,703 ARETHA: Shh, Dr. King is on. 130 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:31,498 ANNOUNCER (over TV): A lot of us are looking at these images on TV 131 00:05:31,498 --> 00:05:35,919 of people, negros, fighting the police and wondering how is thi 132 00:05:35,919 --> 00:05:38,088 going to make things better? 133 00:05:38,088 --> 00:05:41,550 KING (over TV): Well, what we don't see on our TVs is how the fighting started. 134 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:46,179 If a peaceful person has violence inflicted upon him, 135 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:48,932 unfortunately, violence is often the result. 136 00:05:49,474 --> 00:05:51,560 ARETHA: I remember the first time he came and preached at my daddy's church. 137 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,228 ANNOUNCER (over TV): Do you believe in the power of nonviolence? 138 00:05:53,228 --> 00:05:55,230 KING (over TV): I believe that physical force is best 139 00:05:55,230 --> 00:05:57,315 met with the power of the soul. 140 00:05:57,983 --> 00:06:01,736 I would ask people of all races to ask themselves how can 141 00:06:01,736 --> 00:06:04,698 I help and how can I be of service? 142 00:06:05,740 --> 00:06:08,368 ARETHA: He's right. I want to be of service. 143 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:09,995 (Ted scoffs) 144 00:06:09,995 --> 00:06:12,122 TED: You going to be an activist now? 145 00:06:12,664 --> 00:06:14,749 How you going to fit that into your busy schedule? 146 00:06:14,749 --> 00:06:17,669 ARETHA: How I fit it in my schedule ain't your business. 147 00:06:18,837 --> 00:06:21,006 But I'm going to find something to do. 148 00:06:22,883 --> 00:06:26,469 ♪ I love you I love you ♪ 149 00:06:27,470 --> 00:06:28,847 ♪ I love you too ♪ 150 00:06:29,681 --> 00:06:32,976 ♪ Baby won't you call me the moment ♪ 151 00:06:34,352 --> 00:06:38,023 ♪ You get there ♪♪ 152 00:06:41,610 --> 00:06:43,361 CAROLYN: You liking it? 153 00:06:43,361 --> 00:06:45,322 ARETHA: It's too easy. 154 00:06:46,156 --> 00:06:48,909 RUTH: Uh, let me call you back. Okay, thank you, uh‐huh. 155 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:51,077 ARETHA: There's no longing and pain. 156 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:52,746 People are fighting and dying out there, 157 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:54,414 I don't feel none of that in this. 158 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:57,167 CAROLYN: Well, maybe that's just cause you're holding back. 159 00:07:02,005 --> 00:07:04,507 Aretha, you've got to put some of you in there. 160 00:07:04,507 --> 00:07:06,051 Come on. 161 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:10,221 KING CURTIS: I think I can help. 162 00:07:11,931 --> 00:07:13,600 Listen to this. 163 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:20,231 (solo sax) 164 00:07:22,942 --> 00:07:28,573 (whole band groove) 165 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:34,996 ARETHA: Stop. 166 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:36,706 (music stops) 167 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:50,762 RUTH: Thank you, fellas. Thank you. 168 00:07:50,762 --> 00:07:53,973 Hey, hey, hey, what's going on with you? 169 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:55,809 ARETHA: You watch the news? 170 00:07:55,809 --> 00:07:59,104 RUTH: Yeah, what's on the news doesn't stop me from doing my job. 171 00:07:59,437 --> 00:08:01,731 ARETHA: You see Dr. King on The Bachman Show? 172 00:08:01,731 --> 00:08:03,024 RUTH: Yeah. 173 00:08:03,024 --> 00:08:06,820 ARETHA: I want to go on there, sing something. 174 00:08:07,237 --> 00:08:08,405 RUTH: He's going to want an interview. 175 00:08:08,405 --> 00:08:12,200 ARETHA: I'll do it. 176 00:08:12,867 --> 00:08:16,454 Could be good to lend my voice, right? 177 00:08:17,414 --> 00:08:18,915 RUTH: Sure, right, yeah. 178 00:08:18,915 --> 00:08:20,583 JERRY: Put down whatever you're drinking. 179 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:23,211 It is time for champagne. 180 00:08:24,379 --> 00:08:26,005 ARETHA: What are we celebrating? 181 00:08:26,005 --> 00:08:29,259 JERRY: "Baby I Love You" just went number one on the R&B charts. 182 00:08:29,259 --> 00:08:31,428 RUTH: Hey! MAN: Congratulations. 183 00:08:31,428 --> 00:08:33,763 ARETHA: Thank you. But I don't feel very much like a party. 184 00:08:33,763 --> 00:08:37,892 JERRY: What? CAROLYN: Aretha. 185 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:41,730 JERRY: Ms. Franklin? 186 00:08:44,816 --> 00:08:49,195 (muffled chatter) 187 00:08:49,446 --> 00:08:51,614 ♪ Bah‐da bah‐da‐da‐da ♪ 188 00:08:52,615 --> 00:08:55,535 ♪ Bah‐da bah‐da‐da‐da ♪ 189 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:57,579 ♪ Monday, Monday ♪ 190 00:08:57,579 --> 00:08:59,664 ♪ bah‐da bah‐da‐da‐da ♪ 191 00:08:59,664 --> 00:09:01,458 ♪ So good to me ♪ 192 00:09:01,458 --> 00:09:04,044 ♪ Bah‐da bah‐da‐da‐da ♪ 193 00:09:04,461 --> 00:09:09,632 ♪ Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be ♪♪ 194 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:12,010 NAT: Excuse me. 195 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:13,720 Now, what does a brother have to do to get a beautiful 196 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,346 woman like you to sign right here. 197 00:09:15,346 --> 00:09:17,140 ARETHA: You need to tell me what I'm signing. 198 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:19,017 NAT: Can I at least tell you my name first? 199 00:09:19,017 --> 00:09:20,810 ARETHA: Mm‐hmm. NAT: I'm Nat. 200 00:09:20,810 --> 00:09:22,479 ARETHA: Like the rebel? 201 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:24,314 NAT: You're smart and beautiful. 202 00:09:24,314 --> 00:09:25,982 Okay, I see. 203 00:09:25,982 --> 00:09:28,068 ARETHA: What are you canvasing for? 204 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:29,986 NAT: Well, I'm working to establish a new chapter of 205 00:09:29,986 --> 00:09:33,531 Dr. King's Operation Breadbasket here in New York City. 206 00:09:33,531 --> 00:09:37,035 ARETHA: He was a guest at my family's house when I was younger. 207 00:09:38,536 --> 00:09:41,414 NAT: Wait a minute. You're Aretha Franklin. 208 00:09:41,748 --> 00:09:44,834 ARETHA: Shh. Don't tell everyone here. 209 00:09:44,834 --> 00:09:47,087 NAT: What is "The Queen of Soul" doing out here? 210 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:50,173 ARETHA: A little breath of fresh air, 211 00:09:50,173 --> 00:09:52,634 hoping to find a way to make a difference. 212 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:56,471 Maybe I can help you hand out some flyers. 213 00:09:56,471 --> 00:09:58,932 NAT: Absolutely. Here you go. 214 00:09:59,224 --> 00:10:01,434 ARETHA: What should I say? NAT: Just speak from the heart. 215 00:10:02,268 --> 00:10:03,311 Here you go. 216 00:10:03,311 --> 00:10:05,271 WOMAN: Oh, I'll take one. 217 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:06,481 NAT: Oh, absolutely, sister. There you go. Come on, let's make a change. 218 00:10:06,481 --> 00:10:08,233 Here you go. 219 00:10:09,234 --> 00:10:11,152 Here you go. 220 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:13,196 You're getting the hang of it. There you go. 221 00:10:13,488 --> 00:10:15,073 ARETHA: Thank you so much. 222 00:10:15,073 --> 00:10:17,283 NAT: Everybody's voice matters. 223 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:18,660 ARETHA: Would you like to take a flyer? 224 00:10:18,660 --> 00:10:20,120 MAN: Yeah, thank you. 225 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,080 ARETHA: Thank you so much. Hey, we could use your vote. 226 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,541 ♪ Hold on, I'm coming ♪♪ 227 00:10:24,541 --> 00:10:26,459 Any help you can give is appreciated, thank you. 228 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:28,795 ♪ Hold on, I'm coming ♪♪ 229 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,089 NAT: There you go. Look at you. 230 00:10:31,089 --> 00:10:32,841 ARETHA: Sir, would you take a flyer? 231 00:10:32,841 --> 00:10:34,175 Thank you so much. 232 00:10:34,175 --> 00:10:35,927 JERRY: Ms. Franklin. I thought I'd find you here. 233 00:10:35,927 --> 00:10:36,970 We need to get going. 234 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:38,763 NAT: Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah. 235 00:10:38,763 --> 00:10:39,973 You know this guy? 236 00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:42,142 ARETHA: Jerry Wexler, this is Nat. 237 00:10:42,392 --> 00:10:44,352 Nat, this is... 238 00:10:44,352 --> 00:10:47,230 JERRY: This is the guy who's got a studio full of musicians waiting on her. 239 00:10:47,230 --> 00:10:50,108 It was very nice to meet you, would you excuse us please? 240 00:10:50,108 --> 00:10:51,818 NAT: Would you excuse us? 241 00:10:55,029 --> 00:10:57,490 I can't wait to tell everyone I met the most beautiful woman 242 00:10:57,490 --> 00:10:59,909 and it ended up being Aretha Franklin. 243 00:11:01,661 --> 00:11:04,289 ARETHA: It was nice to meet you. 244 00:11:04,873 --> 00:11:06,875 PROTESTER: Stop the war in Vietnam. 245 00:11:06,875 --> 00:11:08,418 NAT: Pleasure was mine. 246 00:11:08,418 --> 00:11:11,171 PROTESTER: The Vietnamese are people too! 247 00:11:12,422 --> 00:11:14,090 JERRY: We really do need to get going. 248 00:11:14,090 --> 00:11:16,009 PROTESTER: Stop the war in Vietnam! 249 00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:18,720 ARETHA: Feels like the world is ending and I just can't sit by and watch. 250 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,305 JERRY: So, you hand out flyers? 251 00:11:20,305 --> 00:11:21,431 ARETHA: It's something. 252 00:11:21,431 --> 00:11:24,017 JERRY: It is. It's honorable work. 253 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:27,103 But right now, we need you in the studio focused. 254 00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:29,856 ARETHA: You're right. JERRY: I am? 255 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:33,193 ARETHA: I need to go where I can reach most people. 256 00:11:35,445 --> 00:11:37,655 CROWD: Not people, war on poverty! 257 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:40,074 Not people, war on poverty! 258 00:11:44,662 --> 00:11:46,414 ♪ I love you ♪ 259 00:11:47,916 --> 00:11:50,168 ♪ And I love you ♪ 260 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,338 ♪ And I love you too ♪ 261 00:11:53,338 --> 00:11:56,966 ♪ Baby will you call me the moment ♪ 262 00:11:56,966 --> 00:12:01,387 ♪ You get there ♪ 263 00:12:02,388 --> 00:12:05,558 ♪ Hey, baby ♪ 264 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:07,644 ♪ Mmm‐hmm ♪ 265 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:14,567 ♪ I know, I know, I know I know ♪ 266 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:20,198 ♪ We've gone too far. ♪ 267 00:12:23,368 --> 00:12:27,705 ♪ Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪ 268 00:12:29,999 --> 00:12:32,710 ♪ It really doesn't hurt me that bad ♪ 269 00:12:32,961 --> 00:12:35,171 ♪ Yeah ♪ 270 00:12:36,130 --> 00:12:39,217 ♪ Because you're taking me with you ♪ 271 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,555 ♪ I'm keeping you right a‐here in my heart ♪ 272 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:47,850 ♪ It's all because I love you ♪ 273 00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:51,813 ♪ And I love you ♪♪ 274 00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:57,151 (up tempo music) 275 00:13:03,658 --> 00:13:04,867 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Yeah, darling. 276 00:13:04,867 --> 00:13:06,202 You see how I'm putting grease on them cords? 277 00:13:06,202 --> 00:13:08,037 ARETHA: I see, I see. 278 00:13:10,290 --> 00:13:11,708 BROTHER CLEVELAND: You see, I take the sound in through 279 00:13:11,708 --> 00:13:14,460 my ear and let it flow throughout my whole body. 280 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:19,132 Yeah. I let it work me, put my back into it. 281 00:13:20,591 --> 00:13:22,885 Then I dig in. 282 00:13:22,885 --> 00:13:24,429 Yes, yeah. 283 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,140 You got to go head‐to‐head with these keys, 284 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:28,308 you see me wrestling with it? 285 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:29,392 ARETHA: I see. 286 00:13:29,392 --> 00:13:30,893 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Uh‐huh. 287 00:13:30,893 --> 00:13:31,978 Here we go! 288 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:34,605 Yeah, now we feeling it. 289 00:13:36,065 --> 00:13:37,900 ARETHA: Woo! 290 00:13:39,736 --> 00:13:41,446 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Thank you my darling. 291 00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:44,198 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 292 00:13:45,700 --> 00:13:48,369 Which music you like better, gospel or pop? 293 00:13:48,369 --> 00:13:50,163 ARETHA: Do I gotta choose? 294 00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:52,623 BROTHER CLEVELAND: You know, gospel folks think that pop is sinful. 295 00:13:52,623 --> 00:13:54,959 ARETHA: My daddy likes all types of music. 296 00:13:54,959 --> 00:13:58,129 BROTHER CLEVELAND: Yeah, there ain't many preachers like your daddy. 297 00:13:59,422 --> 00:14:03,384 ARETHA: I want you to come out on the road with us this summer. 298 00:14:03,384 --> 00:14:05,470 BROTHER CLEVELAND: On the Gospel Circuit? 299 00:14:05,470 --> 00:14:08,181 ARETHA: We could be friends. 300 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:10,600 I didn't have a friend last time. 301 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:15,104 BROTHER FRANKLIN: Maybe. 302 00:14:15,104 --> 00:14:17,482 Let's see what you got on the keys. 303 00:14:18,941 --> 00:14:20,443 Mm‐hmm. 304 00:14:22,236 --> 00:14:23,529 ANNOUNCER: A round of applause for 305 00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:26,282 Ms. Aretha Franklin, everybody. 306 00:14:26,282 --> 00:14:27,700 After our break, 307 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:29,744 we'll return with more of The Alan Bachman Show. 308 00:14:29,744 --> 00:14:31,329 TED: You're doing great. Need me to go back out there with you? 309 00:14:31,329 --> 00:14:32,830 ARETHA: No. RUTH: You wanted to do this. 310 00:14:32,830 --> 00:14:34,332 ARETHA: That doesn't make it any easier. 311 00:14:34,332 --> 00:14:35,875 RUTH: Look, you'll be fine. 312 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,168 He'll want to hear about the new record and then he'll ask 313 00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:38,711 you some softball questions about the movement. 314 00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:40,213 ARETHA: What was I thinking? 315 00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,048 RUTH: Just say whatever's on your mind and then if that 316 00:14:42,048 --> 00:14:43,758 doesn't work, talk about the new record. 317 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:45,426 TED: Need a little help? 318 00:14:45,426 --> 00:14:47,386 ARETHA: No. I need to stay focused. 319 00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:50,306 RUTH: You got this. 320 00:14:53,684 --> 00:14:56,270 ALAN: Thank you, that was wonderful Aretha. 321 00:14:57,105 --> 00:15:00,233 They named you "The Queen of Soul". 322 00:15:01,651 --> 00:15:03,402 Did they give you a crown? 323 00:15:03,402 --> 00:15:06,072 ARETHA: They did, Allen, but I only wear it on official state business. 324 00:15:06,531 --> 00:15:09,117 ALAN: You've been performing a lot of sold out shows. 325 00:15:09,117 --> 00:15:10,952 You must be making a lot of money. 326 00:15:10,952 --> 00:15:12,745 ARETHA: Oh, a lady never tells. 327 00:15:14,705 --> 00:15:17,500 ALAN: Things are getting pretty hot in your hometown of Detroit, 328 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:19,627 and I'm not just talking about the weather. 329 00:15:19,627 --> 00:15:23,131 There have been a lot of riots across the country this summer, 330 00:15:23,131 --> 00:15:25,550 some people are saying that Detroit is next. 331 00:15:25,550 --> 00:15:27,135 ARETHA: Well, I hope not. 332 00:15:27,135 --> 00:15:31,722 ALAN: Some people think that things are better for the negro 333 00:15:31,722 --> 00:15:35,393 now then they've been, let's say, a few years ago. 334 00:15:35,393 --> 00:15:37,436 Can you explain the reason for the riots? 335 00:15:37,979 --> 00:15:41,149 ARETHA: Well, what I wanted to say that I agree with Dr. King. 336 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:43,526 I think that now is the time for love and healing. 337 00:15:43,526 --> 00:15:45,653 ALAN: We've heard a lot from Dr. King these days. 338 00:15:45,653 --> 00:15:49,031 And your music has certainly touched a lot of people. 339 00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:51,784 You've sold millions of records; 340 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:55,913 do you feel pressure as a successful singer to do 341 00:15:55,913 --> 00:15:57,874 something about what's going on? 342 00:16:01,043 --> 00:16:03,504 ARETHA: Not pressure, opportunity. 343 00:16:06,048 --> 00:16:09,510 I could do more which is exactly what I'm planning to do. 344 00:16:10,052 --> 00:16:12,013 (audience applause) 345 00:16:12,013 --> 00:16:13,764 WOMAN: We love you, Aretha. 346 00:16:18,394 --> 00:16:21,397 ANNOUNCER (over TV): Today marks the fourth day of escalating riots, 347 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:23,357 looting, and arson in Detroit. 348 00:16:23,357 --> 00:16:24,609 ARETHA: Daddy, is everybody okay? 349 00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:25,735 CL (over phone): We okay. 350 00:16:25,735 --> 00:16:27,653 ARETHA: How's the church? 351 00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:28,946 CL (over phone): The worst is over but come home as soon as you can. 352 00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:31,324 ARETHA: I'm flying in tonight. Bye, Daddy. 353 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:33,659 ANNOUNCER (over TV): An entire neighborhood has been leveled by fire. 354 00:16:34,035 --> 00:16:37,121 ♪ There's a train a comin' ♪ 355 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:41,375 ♪ You don't need no baggage ♪ 356 00:16:41,375 --> 00:16:43,711 ♪ You just get on board ♪ 357 00:16:45,421 --> 00:16:47,882 ♪ All you need is faith ♪ 358 00:16:47,882 --> 00:16:50,676 ♪ To hear the diesel's hummin' ♪ 359 00:16:51,719 --> 00:16:54,388 ♪ You don't need no ticket ♪ 360 00:16:54,388 --> 00:16:56,891 ♪ You just thank the lord ♪♪ 361 00:16:58,309 --> 00:17:01,562 CL: Baby, it looks like Brother Wallace is going to pull through. 362 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:04,482 They done put him in a room where the family could visit. 363 00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:06,943 ARETHA: Was he shot? CL: By the police. 364 00:17:06,943 --> 00:17:10,196 ARETHA: How's Sister Boyd's son? 365 00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:14,533 CL: He didn't make it. Cecil talked to him. 366 00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:16,118 ARETHA: How can I help? What do they need? 367 00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:17,995 CECIL: They need help paying they hospital bills, 368 00:17:17,995 --> 00:17:18,996 funeral expenses. 369 00:17:18,996 --> 00:17:20,122 ARETHA: We need to help people, 370 00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:21,332 raise some money so they could rebuild. 371 00:17:21,332 --> 00:17:22,458 CECIL: You've got tour dates coming up. 372 00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:23,459 ARETHA: I'll cancel them. 373 00:17:23,459 --> 00:17:24,835 CECIL: You going to tell Ruth that? 374 00:17:24,835 --> 00:17:26,212 ARETHA: I'll work around them, it's not important. 375 00:17:26,212 --> 00:17:27,421 This is important. 376 00:17:27,421 --> 00:17:30,216 CL: I couldn't agree with you more. 377 00:17:30,216 --> 00:17:31,300 ARETHA: You could preach, Daddy. 378 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:32,552 I could sing. 379 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:34,178 We could ask other people. 380 00:17:34,178 --> 00:17:37,181 People would help Detroit because of you. 381 00:17:37,181 --> 00:17:38,349 CL: Then let's do that. 382 00:17:38,349 --> 00:17:39,809 But first, let's get going on this. 383 00:17:39,809 --> 00:17:42,186 We've got to help our people here. 384 00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:44,772 Look, I'll be with you in a minute. 385 00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:48,234 WOMAN: All right. My ankle is starting to swell. 386 00:17:49,944 --> 00:17:53,906 MAN: Much appreciated. 387 00:17:56,951 --> 00:17:58,911 CL: Y'all better listen to Dr. King, 388 00:17:58,911 --> 00:18:00,830 now he's got a lot to say. 389 00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:02,748 KING: Thank you, Mother Franklin. 390 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:05,084 MOTHER FRANKLIN: Dr. King, it is a pleasure and an honor 391 00:18:05,084 --> 00:18:06,586 to have you in our home. 392 00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:08,838 KING: Well, thank you. Pleasure's all mine. 393 00:18:09,797 --> 00:18:11,632 CL: Momma, can I have a little more sugar? 394 00:18:11,632 --> 00:18:13,092 Thank you. 395 00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:14,885 KING: Reverend? CL: Yes, sir. 396 00:18:14,885 --> 00:18:17,013 KING: You truly resurrected the spirit of Detroit tonight. 397 00:18:17,013 --> 00:18:18,848 CL: Thank God, thank God. 398 00:18:18,848 --> 00:18:20,975 KING: And Ms. Franklin, I'm impressed to see you here. 399 00:18:21,309 --> 00:18:23,227 I know you're busy the way your career's going. 400 00:18:23,227 --> 00:18:24,645 ARETHA: Well, I live in New York, 401 00:18:24,645 --> 00:18:26,480 but Detroit will always be my home. 402 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,482 TED: I try to make sure she comes back to Detroit whenever she can. 403 00:18:28,482 --> 00:18:30,401 KING: And if you ever need something done in Detroit, 404 00:18:30,401 --> 00:18:32,820 everyone knows to call on Reverend CL Franklin. 405 00:18:32,820 --> 00:18:34,322 CL: Come on now, come on now. 406 00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:36,157 KING: I wish I could have come earlier but the 407 00:18:36,157 --> 00:18:37,783 Southern Christian Leadership Conference 408 00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:39,493 has been struggling financially. 409 00:18:39,493 --> 00:18:41,871 They've been telling me the best way to raise money 410 00:18:41,871 --> 00:18:43,664 is to hold benefit concerts. 411 00:18:43,664 --> 00:18:47,293 So, been hitting the road with the likes of Harry Belafonte 412 00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:49,587 and Joan Baez just to name a few. 413 00:18:49,587 --> 00:18:51,839 ARETHA: I'd like to join your tour, Dr. King. 414 00:18:51,839 --> 00:18:53,215 KING: We'd love to have you. 415 00:18:53,215 --> 00:18:54,675 CL: I'll clear my schedule, too. 416 00:18:54,675 --> 00:18:56,052 KING: I don't want to pull you away from Detroit, Reverend. 417 00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:58,095 CL: Oh, no, no, no, no. 418 00:18:58,095 --> 00:19:01,140 ARETHA: I think what Dr. King is saying is that he only needs singers to help. 419 00:19:01,390 --> 00:19:05,394 CL: Well, Detroit needs its favorite daughter now more than ever. 420 00:19:05,394 --> 00:19:07,897 ARETHA: But with Dr. King I could reach so many more people. 421 00:19:07,897 --> 00:19:09,857 KING: Your daughter would draw a crowd. 422 00:19:09,857 --> 00:19:11,192 That would be quite a boon for us. 423 00:19:11,192 --> 00:19:12,860 TED: We actually would love to make this happen. 424 00:19:12,860 --> 00:19:14,070 We just got to review the schedule. 425 00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:15,613 CL: The schedule's grueling as it is. 426 00:19:15,613 --> 00:19:17,448 You don't want to spread yourself too thin, baby. 427 00:19:17,448 --> 00:19:18,908 KING: Normally, I'd agree. 428 00:19:18,908 --> 00:19:20,910 But your daughter's a star of international prominence and 429 00:19:20,910 --> 00:19:23,079 that comes with a certain responsibility. 430 00:19:23,079 --> 00:19:24,372 ARETHA: Come on, Daddy. 431 00:19:24,372 --> 00:19:26,791 There's enough of me to go around. 432 00:19:27,917 --> 00:19:31,754 CL: If Dr. King thinks it's best then, well, of course. 433 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:35,841 ARETHA: And if you need me in Detroit, I'll be here. 434 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:38,427 KING: The SCLC is having our annual banquet soon. 435 00:19:38,427 --> 00:19:40,471 Surely you can join us then. 436 00:19:40,471 --> 00:19:42,973 CL: Well, I'll show up wherever I'm invited. 437 00:19:42,973 --> 00:19:44,934 ARETHA: How about I join you all for the next couple of weeks? 438 00:19:44,934 --> 00:19:47,019 KING: Amen. That'd be beautiful. 439 00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:55,152 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 440 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,241 ♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ 441 00:20:01,450 --> 00:20:05,121 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 442 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:09,500 ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪♪ 443 00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:13,713 CL: Yeah, that's my girl. 444 00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:15,172 That's right. 445 00:20:15,172 --> 00:20:16,841 MAN: She's signing a lot better than she did last year. 446 00:20:16,841 --> 00:20:18,759 CL: She's more used to the environment now, 447 00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:19,844 that's what it is. 448 00:20:19,844 --> 00:20:21,804 MAN: Yeah. CL: Yeah. 449 00:20:21,804 --> 00:20:23,597 MAN: Your daughter, I tell you she's a, 450 00:20:23,597 --> 00:20:25,349 she's a baby singer if I ever heard one. 451 00:20:25,349 --> 00:20:27,893 And you can really bring in the crowd, Rev. 452 00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:31,272 CL: I see you adding some extra chairs over here. 453 00:20:32,356 --> 00:20:37,194 MAN: We just sold a few more tickets than I thought we would, so. 454 00:20:37,987 --> 00:20:40,114 CL: Pay me more, huh? 455 00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:42,908 MAN: We already, already agreed on your fee. 456 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:45,369 CL: The word of God has no price, 457 00:20:45,369 --> 00:20:49,081 but I know you charging for them extra chairs. 458 00:20:49,957 --> 00:20:51,125 You good? 459 00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:52,460 MAN: Yeah. 460 00:20:52,460 --> 00:20:56,088 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 461 00:20:56,338 --> 00:20:57,590 ♪ Oh‐oh ♪ 462 00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,258 ♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪♪ 463 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:00,551 CL: If I feel taken advantage of, 464 00:21:00,551 --> 00:21:02,011 I might have to cancel the show right now. 465 00:21:02,011 --> 00:21:04,346 MAN: I'll tell you what, there ain't no need for that. 466 00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:06,974 I'll just, I'll tell you, I'll just make the proper adjustments. 467 00:21:06,974 --> 00:21:09,894 CL: That's what I want to hear. 468 00:21:09,894 --> 00:21:11,437 Appreciate it. 469 00:21:11,437 --> 00:21:13,564 ♪ Everywhere ♪ 470 00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:16,525 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 471 00:21:17,985 --> 00:21:22,531 ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪♪ 472 00:21:24,408 --> 00:21:26,118 WOMAN: Let your light shine, yes. 473 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:27,661 (clapping). 474 00:21:27,661 --> 00:21:30,456 ♪ Jesus Christ is born ♪♪ 475 00:21:30,456 --> 00:21:33,167 CL: Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 476 00:21:33,417 --> 00:21:36,045 Baby, baby. That's right. 477 00:21:36,045 --> 00:21:39,048 Come here, girl. There's my girl. 478 00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:42,176 You glad to be back on the tour? 479 00:21:42,176 --> 00:21:43,511 ARETHA: Mm‐hmm. 480 00:21:43,511 --> 00:21:45,262 CL: That's right, come on. 481 00:21:45,763 --> 00:21:47,181 ANNOUNCER: That's right, that's right. 482 00:21:47,181 --> 00:21:48,432 There they go. 483 00:21:48,432 --> 00:21:51,352 Come on choir, come on choir. 484 00:21:51,352 --> 00:21:53,562 Woo, that's what I'm talking about. 485 00:21:53,562 --> 00:21:56,148 Thank you, Jesus. 486 00:21:56,398 --> 00:21:59,485 You just heard my daughter Aretha. 487 00:21:59,485 --> 00:22:02,238 Now, we've been up waiting for this all week. 488 00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:04,323 No, don't take your seats. 489 00:22:04,323 --> 00:22:06,075 Get up on your feets. 490 00:22:06,075 --> 00:22:08,702 Don't take your seats, get up on your feets. 491 00:22:09,411 --> 00:22:10,996 (clapping) 492 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:15,459 CL: Because what you've been waiting for, 493 00:22:15,876 --> 00:22:19,964 all the way from Greenwood, Mississippi. 494 00:22:21,966 --> 00:22:27,221 The one, the only Mrs. Sammie Bryant. 495 00:22:28,889 --> 00:22:32,893 (clapping and cheering). 496 00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:38,732 ♪ ♪ 497 00:22:39,775 --> 00:22:41,068 ♪ I got a robe ♪ 498 00:22:41,068 --> 00:22:42,486 ♪ You got a robe ♪ 499 00:22:42,486 --> 00:22:44,905 ♪ All of God's children got a robe ♪ 500 00:22:45,531 --> 00:22:46,740 ♪ When I get to heaven ♪ 501 00:22:46,740 --> 00:22:48,075 ♪ I'm gonna put on my robe ♪ 502 00:22:48,075 --> 00:22:50,536 ♪ I'm shout all over God's Heaven ♪ 503 00:22:51,078 --> 00:22:52,955 ♪ Heaven, Heaven ♪♪ 504 00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:56,000 WOMAN: What you mean you left your baby at home? 505 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,752 WOMAN 2: He's just so precious. Aw! 506 00:22:59,169 --> 00:23:01,755 WOMAN: He look just like you, Re, especially around the eyes. 507 00:23:01,755 --> 00:23:03,340 WOMAN 3: He sure does. 508 00:23:05,175 --> 00:23:06,719 ♪ I got a wings ♪ 509 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:07,970 ♪ You got a wings ♪ 510 00:23:07,970 --> 00:23:10,598 ♪ All of God's children got wings ♪ 511 00:23:10,973 --> 00:23:12,141 ♪ When I get to heaven ♪ 512 00:23:12,141 --> 00:23:13,559 ♪ I'm gonna put on my wings ♪ 513 00:23:13,559 --> 00:23:15,686 ♪ I'm gonna fly all over God's Heaven ♪♪ 514 00:23:15,978 --> 00:23:18,188 WOMAN: Now, who you say his daddy was again? 515 00:23:18,188 --> 00:23:19,815 WOMAN 3: Yeah, who is the daddy? 516 00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:21,650 ♪ Everybody talkin' 'bout Heaven ♪ 517 00:23:21,650 --> 00:23:22,693 ♪ Aint' going there ♪ 518 00:23:22,693 --> 00:23:25,237 ♪ Heaven, Heaven ♪ 519 00:23:25,237 --> 00:23:29,158 ♪ I'm gonna fly all over God's Heaven ♪♪ 520 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:35,623 ARETHA: I better put the picture away. 521 00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:36,749 WOMAN: Give it back, Darlene. 522 00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:38,834 SAMMIE: Let me see. 523 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:41,921 Ya'll keep your hands off of other people's' precious things. 524 00:23:41,921 --> 00:23:43,213 Come on, Re. 525 00:23:43,213 --> 00:23:45,174 Let's go. 526 00:23:49,219 --> 00:23:52,514 Girl, let's get away from them. 527 00:23:54,975 --> 00:23:57,394 Re, honey, you don't need to pay them gals no mind. 528 00:23:57,394 --> 00:24:00,272 I know you was raised to respect your elders, 529 00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:02,942 but you don't need to give them mean gals the time of day. 530 00:24:03,567 --> 00:24:04,902 ARETHA: I'll remember that. 531 00:24:04,902 --> 00:24:08,072 SAMMIE: Next time they come for you, look for me. 532 00:24:08,072 --> 00:24:10,908 Cause I'm going to look out for you. 533 00:24:10,908 --> 00:24:12,284 I knew your mother; 534 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:15,287 she had that same shine you got. 535 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:16,997 She'd be proud of you. 536 00:24:16,997 --> 00:24:19,375 ARETHA: I don't think Momma would be proud of me having a baby. 537 00:24:19,375 --> 00:24:24,088 SAMMIE: If your momma was around that baby wouldn't have happened. 538 00:24:28,217 --> 00:24:30,219 Is the father helping? 539 00:24:30,219 --> 00:24:33,722 You ain't got to tell me who he is, all I want to know is, 540 00:24:33,722 --> 00:24:35,140 is he helping? 541 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:36,475 ARETHA: It's all right, Sammie. 542 00:24:36,475 --> 00:24:38,894 You don't have to worry about me. 543 00:24:45,901 --> 00:24:47,319 SAMMIE: What do you like to do for fun when you 544 00:24:47,319 --> 00:24:49,697 not on the road? 545 00:24:49,697 --> 00:24:52,282 ARETHA: Roller skate, listen to the radio. 546 00:24:52,282 --> 00:24:54,994 SAMMIE: Have you heard that song Loveable by Dale Cooke? 547 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:56,662 ARETHA: You don't know? 548 00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:58,998 There's no such thing as Dale Cooke. 549 00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:01,417 It's Sam Cooke using a pretend name. 550 00:25:01,417 --> 00:25:03,836 SAMMIE: So, he can get away with singing pop music? 551 00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:05,045 No! 552 00:25:05,045 --> 00:25:07,131 Sam Cooke is a gospel singer. 553 00:25:07,131 --> 00:25:09,299 Ain't no way he going to be going around singing no pop music. 554 00:25:10,050 --> 00:25:11,552 ARETHA: I'd know his voice anywhere. 555 00:25:11,552 --> 00:25:13,012 He used to sing at Daddy's church. 556 00:25:13,012 --> 00:25:16,056 SAMMIE: Oh, if folks found out they would pitch a fit. 557 00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:17,850 ARETHA: Folks like Darlene and her friends? 558 00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:20,811 SAMMIE: They would say he's singing that devil's music 559 00:25:20,811 --> 00:25:22,855 and run him out of town on the rail. 560 00:25:22,855 --> 00:25:24,023 ARETHA: Would you? 561 00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:26,233 SAMMIE: If Sam Cooke was singing, ooh, 562 00:25:26,233 --> 00:25:29,403 the minute he start to sweat, I start fanning myself. 563 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:34,992 Stick with me and I'll show you a good time. 564 00:25:34,992 --> 00:25:36,368 ARETHA: He's something else. 565 00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:43,751 (crowd yelling). 566 00:25:45,586 --> 00:25:47,671 OFFICER: Hey! Get down on the ground. 567 00:25:47,671 --> 00:25:49,256 MAN: Get back on that bus, you coon. 568 00:25:49,256 --> 00:25:51,467 No one wants you here. 569 00:25:51,467 --> 00:25:52,676 WOMAN: Get out of here you dirty monkeys. 570 00:25:52,676 --> 00:25:55,387 MAN: This is America not Africa. 571 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:57,389 WOMAN: We love you, Aretha. 572 00:25:57,389 --> 00:25:59,058 MAN: Brownie, get the hell out of here. 573 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:03,687 (overlapping angry chatter). 574 00:26:04,313 --> 00:26:07,816 MAN: Niggers. 575 00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,485 MAN: Aretha, we love you! 576 00:26:09,485 --> 00:26:11,445 WOMAN: Take your devil music somewhere else. 577 00:26:11,445 --> 00:26:12,946 MAN: Stay strong, sister. 578 00:26:12,946 --> 00:26:15,282 WOMAN: Y'all better watch it there's some niggers comin'. 579 00:26:15,282 --> 00:26:18,285 MAN 2: Go to hell you chocolate baby. 580 00:26:18,285 --> 00:26:20,954 MAN 3: Ya'll a bunch of monkeys. 581 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:26,460 MAN 4: You're a dead man, King. 582 00:26:28,504 --> 00:26:30,589 MOTHER FRANKLIN: Dr. King, you all right? 583 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:32,716 KING: Fine, fine. 584 00:26:32,716 --> 00:26:35,594 MOTHER FRANKLIN: You know, when my son was a baby, 585 00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:38,764 I carried him on my back in the fields while I was working. 586 00:26:38,764 --> 00:26:40,682 We were sharecroppers. 587 00:26:40,682 --> 00:26:45,437 So, I want to thank you because I never thought I'd see this day. 588 00:26:46,522 --> 00:26:48,357 KING: Thank you, Mother Franklin. 589 00:26:48,357 --> 00:26:49,983 I needed to hear that. 590 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:56,490 ♪ There's an old friend that ♪ 591 00:26:57,908 --> 00:26:59,952 ♪ I once heard say ♪ 592 00:27:02,663 --> 00:27:05,874 ♪ Something that touched my heart ♪♪ 593 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:07,751 MAN: Sing your song! 594 00:27:08,335 --> 00:27:12,381 ♪ And it began this way ♪♪ 595 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,634 (cheering and applause). 596 00:27:15,884 --> 00:27:17,177 WOMAN: Come on! Come on Aretha! 597 00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:23,308 ♪ I was born by the river ♪♪ 598 00:27:24,017 --> 00:27:25,853 MAN: Yes sir! 599 00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:29,189 ♪ In a little tent ♪♪ 600 00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:31,233 WOMAN: That's it, sing! 601 00:27:33,151 --> 00:27:36,238 ♪ And just like the river ♪ 602 00:27:38,198 --> 00:27:40,534 ♪ I've been runnin ever since ♪♪ 603 00:27:40,534 --> 00:27:42,703 MAN: C'mon girl! 604 00:27:43,996 --> 00:27:49,167 ♪ He said it's been a long time comin' ♪ 605 00:27:52,713 --> 00:27:56,592 ♪ But I know my change is gonna come ♪ 606 00:27:57,759 --> 00:28:00,429 ♪ Oh yeah ♪ 607 00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:09,438 ♪ He said it's been too hard livin' ♪ 608 00:28:11,064 --> 00:28:14,109 ♪ But I'm afraid to die ♪♪ 609 00:28:15,861 --> 00:28:17,404 WOMAN: Take your time! 610 00:28:17,821 --> 00:28:19,907 ♪ I might not be if I knew ♪ 611 00:28:19,907 --> 00:28:23,035 ♪ What was up there ♪ 612 00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:25,579 ♪ Beyond the sky ♪♪ 613 00:28:26,830 --> 00:28:28,123 MAN: C'mon! 614 00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:33,879 ♪ It's been a long, a long time comin' ♪ 615 00:28:37,132 --> 00:28:39,509 ♪ But I know my change is gonna come ♪♪ 616 00:28:39,509 --> 00:28:41,637 MAN: Yes, it will. Yes, it will. 617 00:28:41,637 --> 00:28:44,973 ♪ Oh yeah ♪♪ 618 00:28:45,474 --> 00:28:50,270 (cheering). 619 00:28:51,688 --> 00:28:54,524 ♪ I went, ♪ 620 00:28:55,651 --> 00:28:57,861 ♪ I went to my brother ♪ 621 00:29:01,907 --> 00:29:04,701 ♪ And I asked him, brother ♪ 622 00:29:05,619 --> 00:29:07,496 ♪ Could you help me, please? ♪♪ 623 00:29:07,496 --> 00:29:08,914 MAN: Yeah yeah. 624 00:29:09,247 --> 00:29:10,916 MAN: What'd he say, what'd he say Aretha? 625 00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:14,378 ♪ He said, "My sister ♪ 626 00:29:16,338 --> 00:29:18,548 ♪ I'd like to, but I'm not able" ♪ 627 00:29:20,008 --> 00:29:21,426 ♪ And when I ♪ 628 00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:23,303 ♪ When I looked around ♪ 629 00:29:23,303 --> 00:29:25,472 ♪ I was right back down ♪ 630 00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:27,683 ♪ Down on my bended knees ♪ 631 00:29:27,975 --> 00:29:31,353 ♪ Yes I was, oh ♪ 632 00:29:33,563 --> 00:29:36,024 ♪ There've been times that I thought ♪ 633 00:29:38,402 --> 00:29:41,238 ♪ I thought that I wouldn't last for long ♪♪ 634 00:29:41,238 --> 00:29:42,948 WOMAN: Sing girl! 635 00:29:44,408 --> 00:29:49,705 ♪ But somehow right now I believe that I'm able ♪ 636 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:53,208 ♪ I'm able to carry on ♪ 637 00:29:54,543 --> 00:29:56,128 ♪ I tell you that it's been a long ♪ 638 00:29:57,379 --> 00:29:59,297 ♪ And oh ♪ 639 00:29:59,297 --> 00:30:01,383 ♪ I's been an uphill journey all the way ♪ 640 00:30:03,301 --> 00:30:04,845 ♪ But I know ♪ 641 00:30:04,845 --> 00:30:07,556 ♪ I know, I know ♪♪ 642 00:30:07,889 --> 00:30:09,641 MAN: I know. I know. 643 00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:11,560 ♪ I know my change is gonna come ♪ 644 00:30:12,519 --> 00:30:14,896 ♪ Yeah I tell you that ♪ 645 00:30:14,896 --> 00:30:17,607 ♪ My change is come ♪ 646 00:30:19,276 --> 00:30:25,198 (cheering and applause). 647 00:30:30,287 --> 00:30:33,415 MAN: Change is coming. 648 00:30:33,415 --> 00:30:35,876 We need a change; we need a change. 649 00:30:36,084 --> 00:30:38,420 KING: Thank you. 650 00:30:40,213 --> 00:30:41,840 CL: Hallelujah 651 00:30:48,472 --> 00:30:54,311 (cheering and applause) 652 00:30:55,812 --> 00:30:57,647 (Zippo flick) 653 00:31:01,485 --> 00:31:06,281 (overlapping chatter) 654 00:31:12,496 --> 00:31:14,206 KING: Having trouble sleeping? 655 00:31:14,206 --> 00:31:15,916 ARETHA: A little. 656 00:31:16,166 --> 00:31:19,169 Ted snores and I've got to be on the road first thing in the morning, 657 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:21,546 so I figured I'd just stay up. 658 00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:23,465 KING: I know that trick. 659 00:31:23,465 --> 00:31:25,717 You sang really beautifully tonight. 660 00:31:26,968 --> 00:31:29,346 Sam Cooke song was a good choice. 661 00:31:29,346 --> 00:31:30,806 I appreciate you coming on the road, 662 00:31:30,806 --> 00:31:32,349 traveling, and performing, 663 00:31:32,349 --> 00:31:35,435 and taking care of some of our transportation costs. 664 00:31:35,435 --> 00:31:36,436 You're quite generous. 665 00:31:36,436 --> 00:31:37,938 ARETHA: It's the least I can do. 666 00:31:37,938 --> 00:31:39,773 Turns out, Daddy doesn't want to be on the road with us. 667 00:31:39,773 --> 00:31:42,818 KING: It's because he has his own flock to attend to. 668 00:31:42,818 --> 00:31:44,945 ARETHA: And he wants me to come home. 669 00:31:44,945 --> 00:31:49,032 He and the mayor are organizing an event that he wants me to attend. 670 00:31:49,032 --> 00:31:52,077 KING: Having a preacher for a father is a blessing. 671 00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:54,996 But it comes with its challenges. 672 00:31:54,996 --> 00:31:57,833 He took you out of the Gospel Circuit when you were quite young. 673 00:31:57,833 --> 00:32:02,170 ARETHA: Yes, he did. I learned a lot. 674 00:32:04,256 --> 00:32:06,675 KING: Those gals teach you how to wear the fur coat? 675 00:32:06,675 --> 00:32:09,052 ARETHA: Well, these hotels like to keep the air way up and 676 00:32:09,052 --> 00:32:10,470 I don't like to be cold. 677 00:32:10,470 --> 00:32:12,889 KING: Well, I'm going to Chicago tomorrow. 678 00:32:12,889 --> 00:32:14,141 How about you? 679 00:32:14,141 --> 00:32:15,684 ARETHA: Columbus. 680 00:32:15,684 --> 00:32:17,561 You know, you're about the only person that I know that 681 00:32:17,561 --> 00:32:20,021 is busier than I am. 682 00:32:20,981 --> 00:32:23,775 Coretta and the children must miss you. 683 00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:31,533 KING: I miss them too. 684 00:32:33,034 --> 00:32:35,871 Is your husband, Ted, a good man? 685 00:32:38,373 --> 00:32:41,376 ARETHA: I used to lean on him a lot more than I do now. 686 00:32:41,376 --> 00:32:44,254 KING: It's easier for a woman to be the helpmate of king than 687 00:32:44,254 --> 00:32:46,840 it is for a man to be the helpmate of a queen. 688 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,134 ARETHA: I don't think it is easy at all. 689 00:32:49,134 --> 00:32:51,428 KING: Shall we have a toast to that? 690 00:32:51,428 --> 00:32:53,054 ARETHA: Yes, please. 691 00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:58,518 RUTH: Once you get to Columbus you have a radio promo 692 00:32:58,518 --> 00:33:01,396 at 7:00 AM and then you have press interviews until noon. 693 00:33:01,396 --> 00:33:03,356 Then you have a store appearance until 2:00 PM. 694 00:33:03,356 --> 00:33:05,317 After that, we go straight to sound check. 695 00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:07,652 There's no time for the hotel, you okay with that? 696 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:08,778 ARETHA: We'll make it work. 697 00:33:08,778 --> 00:33:10,280 TED: You get enough sleep last night? 698 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:11,406 ARETHA: I'll get some sleep in the car on the way there. 699 00:33:11,406 --> 00:33:13,116 TED: In the car, good luck. 700 00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:14,784 ARETHA: I'll get a couple drinks to help. 701 00:33:14,784 --> 00:33:15,827 Can I see the set list? 702 00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:17,495 RUTH: Here you go, sweetie. 703 00:33:17,495 --> 00:33:18,580 MAN: Martin, I think you should take it easy on that Vietnam issue. 704 00:33:18,580 --> 00:33:19,956 KING: I'll say what I have to say. 705 00:33:19,956 --> 00:33:21,416 MAN: But where we're going isn't Riverside Church. 706 00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:22,626 These folks are more conservative. 707 00:33:22,626 --> 00:33:24,628 KING: If I don't talk about it, who will? 708 00:33:27,047 --> 00:33:29,674 RUTH: Also, I hate to bring this up, 709 00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:31,468 but Jerry called again about the studio. 710 00:33:31,468 --> 00:33:32,761 We got to get back to him. 711 00:33:32,761 --> 00:33:34,221 ARETHA: I'm going to be on tour for six months. 712 00:33:34,221 --> 00:33:35,430 MAN: But aren't you going to Philadelphia? 713 00:33:35,430 --> 00:33:36,598 ARETHA: I'll do that, too. I'll do it all. 714 00:33:36,598 --> 00:33:38,183 KING: I'll see you in Philadelphia. 715 00:33:38,183 --> 00:33:39,935 ARETHA: I'll be there. 716 00:33:42,812 --> 00:33:45,607 ♪ Little Mama I took your lovin' ♪ 717 00:33:46,358 --> 00:33:48,485 ♪ But I wasn't true to you ♪ 718 00:33:49,152 --> 00:33:50,445 ♪ Little mama ♪♪ 719 00:33:50,445 --> 00:33:51,655 WOMAN: We've been to Louisville, Bowling Green, 720 00:33:51,655 --> 00:33:54,032 Shelbyville, and Jackson to name a few. 721 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:55,784 Bet you glad you left that baby home. 722 00:33:56,743 --> 00:33:58,286 WOMAN: Having fun now. 723 00:33:58,662 --> 00:34:01,665 MAN: Girl, you can sing and dance. 724 00:34:02,582 --> 00:34:05,085 Look at you shimmy, go ahead and sing it, girl. 725 00:34:06,544 --> 00:34:09,005 SAMMIE: Little Re, little Re. 726 00:34:10,006 --> 00:34:11,549 Girl, you was right. 727 00:34:11,549 --> 00:34:15,512 Sam Cooke is singing pop music and he's performing in town 728 00:34:15,512 --> 00:34:17,597 tonight at a local juke joint. 729 00:34:17,597 --> 00:34:19,224 We going. 730 00:34:19,224 --> 00:34:20,433 ARETHA: I'm only 13. 731 00:34:20,433 --> 00:34:21,768 I can't get into that place. 732 00:34:21,768 --> 00:34:23,103 SAMMIE: Girl, let me worry about that. 733 00:34:23,103 --> 00:34:24,813 Let's go. 734 00:34:28,441 --> 00:34:31,069 Come on, we going to do it all. 735 00:34:31,945 --> 00:34:35,740 We going to get you all dolled up. 736 00:34:38,034 --> 00:34:39,160 To top it off. 737 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:40,620 All right, oh, shoot. 738 00:34:40,620 --> 00:34:42,580 CL: I didn't know you was all that, 739 00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:44,582 a hard partying girl. 740 00:34:44,582 --> 00:34:45,959 I didn't know you was like that, 741 00:34:45,959 --> 00:34:48,086 I thought you was a good church girl. 742 00:34:48,420 --> 00:34:49,838 Come on, let's get in here. 743 00:34:49,838 --> 00:34:51,381 Hold up, we gotta go to bed it's. 744 00:34:51,381 --> 00:34:54,384 Where you all going? 745 00:34:54,384 --> 00:34:58,430 It's late. 746 00:34:58,430 --> 00:35:02,017 Only place you all should be going is to bed. 747 00:35:02,017 --> 00:35:03,893 We going to bed. 748 00:35:10,150 --> 00:35:11,693 SAMMIE: Girl, let's go. 749 00:35:11,985 --> 00:35:13,445 We get to see Sam Cooke tonight! 750 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:15,238 ARETHA: I'm so excited. 751 00:35:15,864 --> 00:35:17,490 ANNOUNCER (over PA): Ladies and gentlemen, 752 00:35:17,490 --> 00:35:20,243 let's take your seats for the Queen of Soul. 753 00:35:20,243 --> 00:35:21,953 Ms. Aretha Franklin. 754 00:35:23,580 --> 00:35:26,249 (applause and cheering). 755 00:35:35,008 --> 00:35:37,344 TED: Now, you was up way too late last night, you know that, right? 756 00:35:46,686 --> 00:35:53,068 ♪ ♪ 757 00:35:56,696 --> 00:35:59,699 (applause and cheering). 758 00:35:59,699 --> 00:36:01,076 ARETHA (over PA): Hello, Columbus. 759 00:36:01,076 --> 00:36:03,411 I'm feeling so good tonight. How y'all feeling? 760 00:36:03,411 --> 00:36:04,704 (thud) 761 00:36:04,704 --> 00:36:05,955 (crowd gasps). 762 00:36:18,551 --> 00:36:19,719 CL: Broken in three places? 763 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:21,221 How long that thing going to be on her arm? 764 00:36:21,221 --> 00:36:23,181 DOCTOR: It's on track to heal in four weeks, maybe six. 765 00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:25,558 You're burning the candle at both ends. 766 00:36:25,558 --> 00:36:28,269 My advice is for you to slow down. 767 00:36:28,269 --> 00:36:29,688 This could have been a lot worse. 768 00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:31,314 CL: You should have been keeping your eye on her. 769 00:36:31,314 --> 00:36:32,357 TED: I was, all right. 770 00:36:32,357 --> 00:36:33,483 ARETHA: Now's not the time, Daddy. 771 00:36:33,483 --> 00:36:34,567 I need to go back on tour. 772 00:36:34,567 --> 00:36:36,111 CL: You need to stay home in Detroit. 773 00:36:36,111 --> 00:36:37,362 TED: He right. 774 00:36:37,362 --> 00:36:38,738 I'm going to tell Ruth to cancel the dates. 775 00:36:38,738 --> 00:36:40,448 ARETHA: I can still sing; I just can't play piano. 776 00:36:40,448 --> 00:36:42,534 CL: You need to stay home, get some rest. 777 00:36:42,534 --> 00:36:45,036 I'm cooking up a big event for you with the mayor's office. 778 00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:47,747 ARETHA: If I do anything, I'm going to honor my promise with Dr. King. 779 00:36:47,747 --> 00:36:50,166 CL: You can't risk your health for him, baby. 780 00:36:50,166 --> 00:36:51,251 ARETHA: I'm fine. 781 00:36:51,251 --> 00:36:52,752 I just can't play, right, Doctor? 782 00:36:52,752 --> 00:36:54,170 DOCTOR: No. 783 00:36:54,170 --> 00:36:57,048 Whatever you do, my advice is to slow down. 784 00:36:57,048 --> 00:36:58,341 CL: You hear? 785 00:36:58,341 --> 00:37:01,261 ARETHA: I don't use my arm to sing. 786 00:37:01,261 --> 00:37:02,554 DOCTOR: I understand that, 787 00:37:02,554 --> 00:37:04,639 but you need to minimize movements. 788 00:37:04,639 --> 00:37:06,057 You got lucky this time. 789 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:07,976 One more fall or injury to that arm and 790 00:37:07,976 --> 00:37:11,104 you may never play piano again. 791 00:37:18,778 --> 00:37:22,198 CHILD: No, no, come on. Stupid, I'll be right back. 792 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:24,451 CHILD 2: Like a rockstar. 793 00:37:27,162 --> 00:37:28,371 TED: Oh, oh, okay guys. 794 00:37:28,371 --> 00:37:29,789 Quit messing around, let's get ready. 795 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:31,207 CHILD: I can't get it. 796 00:37:31,207 --> 00:37:33,626 TED: Come on here, let me show you something. 797 00:37:33,626 --> 00:37:35,837 CHILD: Come here, you dig? 798 00:37:37,464 --> 00:37:38,840 TED: Your arm still hurting? 799 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:40,884 ARETHA: Only when it's cold out. 800 00:37:41,217 --> 00:37:43,052 TED: They getting someone to play the piano at the event? 801 00:37:43,052 --> 00:37:44,971 ARETHA: They got someone to accompany me tonight. 802 00:37:44,971 --> 00:37:47,766 TED: Good. 803 00:37:48,975 --> 00:37:50,560 Boy, I thought I taught you how to tie a tie. 804 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,395 Come here. 805 00:37:52,395 --> 00:37:54,439 CHILD: I forgot. 806 00:37:55,607 --> 00:37:57,650 TED: Okay, now. 807 00:37:57,650 --> 00:38:01,154 You're going to wrap this big part around here, 808 00:38:01,154 --> 00:38:03,698 you're going to tuck it in and under, 809 00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:07,410 and then tighten the knot. 810 00:38:07,410 --> 00:38:08,578 Got that? 811 00:38:08,578 --> 00:38:11,289 ARETHA: Clarence. CLARENCE: Here I come. 812 00:38:11,664 --> 00:38:13,041 ARETHA: Put this on, keep it clean. 813 00:38:13,041 --> 00:38:14,709 CLARENCE: Thank you, Momma. 814 00:38:14,709 --> 00:38:16,294 TED: All right, I better not hear y'all yelling and squirming. 815 00:38:16,294 --> 00:38:18,713 None of that in the theater, okay, this your momma big day. 816 00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:19,923 You hear me? 817 00:38:19,923 --> 00:38:21,549 BOTH: Yes, Daddy. TED: All right. 818 00:38:21,549 --> 00:38:22,842 Baby, what you going to wear? 819 00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:24,969 ARETHA: Still thinking about it. Y'all gotta vote. 820 00:38:24,969 --> 00:38:26,596 TED: Yeah, girl, we'll help you pick out the outfit. 821 00:38:26,596 --> 00:38:27,847 Let's see what we got. 822 00:38:27,847 --> 00:38:29,390 Unless you want to be up on stage in front of all 823 00:38:29,390 --> 00:38:31,309 those people in just your slip. 824 00:38:32,060 --> 00:38:35,814 Now, I always been partial to the lime green. 825 00:38:37,482 --> 00:38:39,067 CLARENCE: I like the feathers. Wear the feathers, Momma. 826 00:38:39,859 --> 00:38:42,111 CHILD 2: You look good in green. 827 00:38:42,111 --> 00:38:47,659 GROUP: Feathers, feathers, feathers, feathers, feathers, feathers! 828 00:38:48,243 --> 00:38:50,036 ♪ ♪ 829 00:38:50,036 --> 00:38:52,330 ♪ It aint no fooling around with this ♪ 830 00:38:52,330 --> 00:38:54,415 ♪ Aint no fooling around ♪ ♪ 831 00:38:54,415 --> 00:38:56,000 MAYOR CAVANAGH (over PA): As Mayor of Detroit, 832 00:38:56,000 --> 00:39:00,296 I hereby proclaim February 16th as "Aretha Franklin Day". 833 00:39:01,464 --> 00:39:05,009 ♪ Some people call me selfish cause I want ya to myself ♪♪ 834 00:39:09,597 --> 00:39:11,683 KING: Look at us both sneaking out. 835 00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:14,102 ARETHA: Maybe they won't miss us. 836 00:39:14,477 --> 00:39:17,230 KING: They're going to wonder where we went. 837 00:39:17,230 --> 00:39:19,607 ARETHA: I appreciate you coming to celebrate my special day. 838 00:39:19,607 --> 00:39:21,943 KING: Wouldn't have missed it for the world. 839 00:39:29,242 --> 00:39:31,744 ARETHA: I'm going back into the studio in a few months. 840 00:39:31,744 --> 00:39:34,539 I'd love it if you'd come record some of your sermons on my album. 841 00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:36,332 KING: Really? ARETHA: Mm‐hmm. 842 00:39:36,332 --> 00:39:38,418 KING: I'm flattered. 843 00:39:38,418 --> 00:39:40,628 Dr. King and the Queen of Soul. 844 00:39:40,628 --> 00:39:42,297 But I wouldn't want to cause any problems between you 845 00:39:42,297 --> 00:39:43,381 and your father. 846 00:39:44,966 --> 00:39:46,676 ARETHA: Don't you worry about that. 847 00:39:46,676 --> 00:39:49,053 KING: Oh, I see what you do. 848 00:39:49,053 --> 00:39:51,890 Between your father and your husband, you make it all work. 849 00:39:55,268 --> 00:39:57,270 ARETHA: Do I? 850 00:39:58,813 --> 00:40:00,857 KING: I know you've heard me speak probably more times than 851 00:40:00,857 --> 00:40:03,526 you care to over the past many months. 852 00:40:03,526 --> 00:40:06,404 But every time I talk about freedom for our people, 853 00:40:06,404 --> 00:40:09,324 I'm also talking about freedom of the mind, 854 00:40:09,324 --> 00:40:11,534 psychological freedom. 855 00:40:11,534 --> 00:40:13,703 To achieve what we want to as a people, 856 00:40:13,703 --> 00:40:16,748 we need to start with personal freedom. 857 00:40:20,209 --> 00:40:22,712 Where did the bone break? 858 00:40:22,712 --> 00:40:25,798 ARETHA: Uh, here was the worst of it. 859 00:40:27,634 --> 00:40:30,261 I felt like a bird with a broken wing. 860 00:40:37,477 --> 00:40:39,687 CL: There you are. 861 00:40:42,231 --> 00:40:44,275 Ya'll done snuck out the party. 862 00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:45,944 Come on, let's go back in. 863 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:49,530 Do you want folks to think you chose Dr. King over your own father? 864 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:51,199 Come on. 865 00:40:51,199 --> 00:40:52,450 KING: I'll be in, in a minute. 866 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:53,701 CL: All right, thank you, Doc. 867 00:40:53,701 --> 00:40:56,329 KING: Get well now, cause we need you. 868 00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:02,919 SAMMIE: And he gave you his jacket! 869 00:41:02,919 --> 00:41:04,629 ARETHA: Only because he knows me from when he used to 870 00:41:04,629 --> 00:41:06,005 come sing at Daddy's church. 871 00:41:06,005 --> 00:41:07,548 But the way he was singing tonight, 872 00:41:07,548 --> 00:41:09,550 he never sang like that before. 873 00:41:09,550 --> 00:41:11,135 You think I could be a pop singer? 874 00:41:11,135 --> 00:41:13,346 SAMMIE: Sam Cooke sure think you can be. 875 00:41:13,346 --> 00:41:15,932 ARETHA: And then I'll throw my coat on the ground, 876 00:41:15,932 --> 00:41:17,725 just like he does. 877 00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:20,228 SAMMIE: Oh, you better pick that up or I'm going to take it. 878 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:22,355 ARETHA: He never sang like that in church. 879 00:41:22,355 --> 00:41:24,148 And he never looked that way in church. 880 00:41:24,148 --> 00:41:27,318 SAMMIE: If I married him it'd be Sam and Sammie. 881 00:41:28,403 --> 00:41:30,321 Ooh. 882 00:41:30,321 --> 00:41:32,031 CL: Where the hell you been? 883 00:41:32,407 --> 00:41:34,575 Oh, you grown now, huh, you grown. 884 00:41:34,575 --> 00:41:36,703 SAMMIE: It's my fault, Reverend Franklin. 885 00:41:36,703 --> 00:41:41,249 Re didn't even want to go out but I talked her into it. 886 00:41:41,958 --> 00:41:44,836 CL: Did I ask you for your explanation? 887 00:41:46,045 --> 00:41:50,425 Go on back in your room and let me have a conversation with my daughter. 888 00:41:51,217 --> 00:41:52,385 Go on now. 889 00:41:52,385 --> 00:41:54,470 SAMMIE: I'm sorry. 890 00:41:55,096 --> 00:41:58,099 ARETHA: I'm sorry, Daddy. 891 00:41:58,349 --> 00:42:00,268 CL: Went to a juke joint, huh? 892 00:42:00,268 --> 00:42:01,811 (chuckles). 893 00:42:01,811 --> 00:42:03,021 You're 13. 894 00:42:03,021 --> 00:42:04,647 ARETHA: I wanted to see Sam Cooke perform. 895 00:42:04,647 --> 00:42:07,191 CL: I asked you to stay inside. 896 00:42:07,191 --> 00:42:08,651 ARETHA: I was just listening to music. 897 00:42:08,651 --> 00:42:09,902 CL: Oh, you fixing to get in trouble, 898 00:42:09,902 --> 00:42:11,446 that's what you doing now. 899 00:42:11,446 --> 00:42:12,655 Now, I'm going to send you back home. 900 00:42:12,655 --> 00:42:14,115 ARETHA: No! 901 00:42:14,115 --> 00:42:15,783 CL: You need to be with the baby you have rather than 902 00:42:15,783 --> 00:42:19,203 be out here trying to have another one. 903 00:42:19,495 --> 00:42:22,373 Now, take that jacket off. 904 00:42:24,042 --> 00:42:26,169 Give me that jacket. 905 00:42:28,087 --> 00:42:30,089 And what, what you got on your lips? 906 00:42:30,631 --> 00:42:32,216 Come here. 907 00:42:35,470 --> 00:42:38,556 Go on and get inside now, go on. 908 00:42:43,394 --> 00:42:46,397 MRS. JOHNSON: Hey, little Re. I heard you had a late night. 909 00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:48,483 I hope you don't mess up your song. 910 00:42:48,483 --> 00:42:50,902 CL: Mrs. Johnson. 911 00:42:50,902 --> 00:42:52,820 MRS. JOHNSON: Evening, Reverend Franklin. 912 00:42:52,820 --> 00:42:54,822 CL: Mm‐hmm. WOMAN: Reverend. 913 00:42:58,576 --> 00:43:01,412 ARETHA: Please don't make me go home. 914 00:43:02,830 --> 00:43:06,501 CL: Well, why you want to stay? ARETHA: I want to keep singing. 915 00:43:07,085 --> 00:43:08,920 CL: Hmm. 916 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:16,219 Would Sam's jacket help? 917 00:43:16,219 --> 00:43:18,012 ARETHA: Yes. 918 00:43:18,471 --> 00:43:19,889 CL: I bet it would. 919 00:43:19,889 --> 00:43:22,058 Come on. 920 00:43:22,058 --> 00:43:24,352 You better put this thing on. 921 00:43:25,019 --> 00:43:29,190 Turn around, let me see you. 922 00:43:30,691 --> 00:43:32,193 All right. 923 00:43:33,486 --> 00:43:35,279 You better sang, baby singer. 924 00:43:40,576 --> 00:43:42,662 (applause). 925 00:43:42,954 --> 00:43:44,288 ANNOUNCER (over PA): Oh, this going to be good. 926 00:43:44,288 --> 00:43:45,540 WOMAN: All right. 927 00:43:45,540 --> 00:43:47,083 ANNOUNCER (over PA): Ya'll about to hear the 928 00:43:47,083 --> 00:43:49,585 little girl who is starting to be the baby singer of our tour. 929 00:43:49,585 --> 00:43:51,170 CROWD: Yeah! Oh, yeah! 930 00:43:51,170 --> 00:43:53,005 ANNOUNCER (over PA): You ready? You ready? 931 00:43:53,005 --> 00:43:56,717 Put your hands together and welcome Little Miss Aretha Franklin. 932 00:43:57,468 --> 00:44:00,221 (applause and cheering). 933 00:44:00,221 --> 00:44:05,351 WOMAN: That girl can sing. 934 00:44:09,438 --> 00:44:11,566 MAN: Take your time, take your time. 935 00:44:14,527 --> 00:44:17,280 ♪ Just ♪ 936 00:44:20,199 --> 00:44:24,203 ♪ Just a closer walk with Thee ♪♪ 937 00:44:24,203 --> 00:44:26,539 CL: Yes sir, yes sir, yes sir. 938 00:44:26,956 --> 00:44:29,667 (cheering). 939 00:44:33,212 --> 00:44:38,426 ♪ Grant it, Jesus, ♪ 940 00:44:41,387 --> 00:44:43,556 ♪ Is my plea ♪♪ 941 00:44:43,556 --> 00:44:47,643 WOMAN: Oh yes, oh Lord. Jesus. 942 00:44:49,020 --> 00:44:50,688 CL: Call his name. 943 00:44:51,564 --> 00:44:56,652 ♪ Daily walking ♪ 944 00:44:59,822 --> 00:45:03,659 ♪ Close to Thee ♪ 945 00:45:09,790 --> 00:45:12,001 ♪ Let it be ♪ 946 00:45:13,961 --> 00:45:17,131 ♪ Dear Lord ♪ 947 00:45:18,299 --> 00:45:21,010 ♪ Let it be ♪♪ 948 00:45:21,761 --> 00:45:24,013 MAN: Come on, come on. Come on. 949 00:45:24,555 --> 00:45:26,974 ♪ Let it be ♪ 950 00:45:30,269 --> 00:45:33,397 ♪ I am weak but Thou art strong ♪♪ 951 00:45:34,774 --> 00:45:35,942 CL: That's right. 952 00:45:35,942 --> 00:45:39,237 ♪ Jesus keep me from all wrong ♪ 953 00:45:40,738 --> 00:45:45,284 ♪ I'll be satisfied as long ♪ 954 00:45:45,785 --> 00:45:47,245 ♪ As I walk ♪ 955 00:45:47,245 --> 00:45:48,496 ♪ Let me walk ♪ 956 00:45:48,496 --> 00:45:51,207 ♪ Close to Thee ♪ 957 00:45:51,916 --> 00:45:55,294 ♪ When my feeble life is o'er ♪♪ 958 00:45:56,170 --> 00:45:57,171 CL: Sing it, girl. 959 00:45:57,171 --> 00:46:00,633 ♪ Time for me will be no more ♪ 960 00:46:01,926 --> 00:46:04,929 ♪ Guide me gently ♪ 961 00:46:04,929 --> 00:46:07,265 ♪ Safely o'er ♪ 962 00:46:07,265 --> 00:46:09,600 ♪ To Thy kingdom's shore ♪ 963 00:46:09,600 --> 00:46:11,936 ♪ To Thy shore ♪ 964 00:46:13,104 --> 00:46:16,148 ♪ Just a closer walk with Thee 965 00:46:18,276 --> 00:46:19,485 ♪ Grant it ♪ 966 00:46:19,485 --> 00:46:22,196 ♪ Jesus, is my plea ♪♪ 967 00:46:22,196 --> 00:46:23,656 CL: Yes, sir. 968 00:46:23,656 --> 00:46:28,244 ♪ Daily walking close with Thee ♪ 969 00:46:28,744 --> 00:46:30,830 ♪ Let it be ♪ 970 00:46:31,789 --> 00:46:34,458 ♪ Dear Lord ♪ 971 00:46:36,502 --> 00:46:41,382 ♪ Let it be ♪♪ 972 00:46:42,883 --> 00:46:45,219 (applause and cheering). 973 00:46:45,469 --> 00:46:48,764 CL: Yes, sir! That's right! 974 00:46:51,309 --> 00:46:55,146 (applause and cheering). 975 00:46:55,771 --> 00:46:57,315 KENNEDY (over TV): Martin Luther King was shot 976 00:46:57,315 --> 00:46:59,734 and was killed tonight in Memphis, Tennessee. 977 00:46:59,734 --> 00:47:01,360 (crowd gasps) 978 00:47:05,865 --> 00:47:08,409 In this difficult day, 979 00:47:08,409 --> 00:47:11,829 in this difficult time for the United States, 980 00:47:11,829 --> 00:47:14,206 it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation 981 00:47:14,206 --> 00:47:17,585 we are and what direction we want to move in. 982 00:47:19,337 --> 00:47:24,091 For those of you who are black considering the evidence 983 00:47:24,633 --> 00:47:27,470 there evidently is that there were white people 984 00:47:27,470 --> 00:47:33,142 who were responsible, you can be filled with bitterness, 985 00:47:33,142 --> 00:47:36,812 and with hatred, and a desire for revenge. 986 00:47:39,482 --> 00:47:42,651 We can move in that direction as a country, 987 00:47:42,651 --> 00:47:45,946 and greater polarization, 988 00:47:46,781 --> 00:47:50,743 or we can make an effort as Martin Luther King did, 989 00:47:50,743 --> 00:47:54,246 to understand and to comprehend, 990 00:47:54,955 --> 00:47:57,833 and replace that violence, 991 00:47:57,833 --> 00:48:02,213 that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land 992 00:48:04,423 --> 00:48:10,429 with an effort to understand compassion and love. 993 00:48:12,098 --> 00:48:16,477 I had a member of my family killed but he was killed by a white man. 994 00:48:18,938 --> 00:48:22,274 But we have to make an effort in the United States. 995 00:48:22,650 --> 00:48:25,861 We have to make an effort to understand, 996 00:48:26,237 --> 00:48:29,824 to get beyond or go beyond these rather difficult times. 997 00:48:30,616 --> 00:48:34,620 My favorite poem, my favorite poet was Aeschylus. 998 00:48:35,830 --> 00:48:38,707 He once wrote 999 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:44,588 "Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget, 1000 00:48:44,588 --> 00:48:49,677 falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair 1001 00:48:51,095 --> 00:48:56,475 against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God. 1002 00:48:57,726 --> 00:49:02,148 What we need in the United States is not division. 1003 00:49:02,148 --> 00:49:05,276 What we need in the United States is not hatred. 1004 00:49:05,276 --> 00:49:08,028 What we need in the United States is not violence 1005 00:49:08,028 --> 00:49:10,030 and lawlessness. 1006 00:49:10,030 --> 00:49:13,784 But love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, 1007 00:49:15,411 --> 00:49:19,039 and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer 1008 00:49:19,039 --> 00:49:21,459 within our country, 1009 00:49:21,459 --> 00:49:24,253 whether they be white or whether they be black. 1010 00:49:26,172 --> 00:49:31,969 (music plays through credits) 1011 00:50:11,926 --> 00:50:13,719 Captioned by Cotter Media Group