1. Lady Soul Aretha Franklin b. in Memphis, TN in 1942 –Daughter of a preacher –moved to Detroit not long after Noting Sam Cooke’s success in crossing over from gospel to pop, recorded some demos in 1959 1960-66: records w/ Columbia records –Tried to make her a pop singer, with little success Signed with Atlantic records in 1967 –Recorded I Never Loved A Man the Way I Loved You (#2 album) – Respect (#1, 1967) – her only #1

2. After Respect, 7 of the next 8 of Franklin’s singles were top 10s Won the Grammy for Best female R&B artist 8 yrs in a row Did songs by some of the greatest song writers of the time: Otis Redding, Lennon/McCartney, Paul Simon Quite often, when Aretha Franklin sang a song, she made it hers 2009 – sang at President Obama’s inauguration Her vocal control and range is countered by rawness and simplicity of James Brown

3. I Feel Good! James Brown b. 5/3/33 – d. 12/25/06 Had almost as many nicknames as hits –Godfather of Soul –Soul Brother #1 –Mr. Dynamite –Mr. Sex-Machine –The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business Taught himself keyboards, drums and bass 1949 – arrested for breaking into automobiles

4. He formed an R&B group in the early 1950s called the Famous Flames He travelled the country in the early 60s with his James Brown Revue –His dancing in the act provided inspiration for Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson & countless others 1965 – his trademark sound really too shape with Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag & I Got You (I Feel Good) Papa’s Got A Brand New BagI Got You (I Feel Good)Papa’s Got A Brand New BagI Got You (I Feel Good) Brown had numerous #1 R&B songs, while his songs usually fared far lower than Top 10 in pop charts

5. Some of his most popular music is about as simplistic as it gets –His live performance & dancing were the main points By the late 1960s, Brown had sold over 50 million records –1967-72 : 30 songs in the Top 40 As public figure and advocated positive, nonviolent approaches to racial change From 1977-85, there were no hits Top 40 hits He had a short resurgence in 1985 after appearing in Rocky IV 1988 – sent to prison, released in 1991 1998 – arrested again for drug & firearm possession 1986 - inducted in to the RRHoF 1992 – won Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award 1997 – awarded a star on Hollywood Walk-of-Fame