Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007) last *ArethaFranklin album @AristaRecords #54 on *Billboard "Never Gonna Break My Faith with *MaryJBlige won *Grammy
@ChessRecords (1957-67) moved to 7x larger 8-story @320E21St (Apr-Jun 1967). 200 staff. Studio 2x larger. Pressing plant *VeeJay ended during renovation *AtlanticRecords rose w/18 hits *Billboard Hot 100 *ArethaFranklin Respect. But *Blues shrinking
@ChessRecords (1957-67) moved to 7x larger @320E21St (April-June 1967). Studio 2x larger. Pressing plant. *VeeJay collapsed during renovation but *AtlanticRecords rose with 18 hits *Billboard Hot 100. *ArethaFranklin Respect. But *Blues shrinking
*MartinScorsese Presents The *Blues: A Musical Journey (2003). Producer *JerryRappaport won *Grammy 1966 at 16 @AlbertApartments hung out w *HowlinWolf Snuck him into @CafeAuGoGo Wolf played *ClaraWard on portable *Victorolas Talked music
*KokoTaylor@HammersmithOdeon 1967. Photo via Peter Webb. Toured US late 1960s. Signed 1975 @AlligatorRecords when US got to know her. 8 of 9 albums there *Grammy noms. 1989 car crash. Appeared in *WildAtHeart (1990) *BluesBrothers2000 (1998)
*ArethaFranklin*SamCooke, outside @LorraineMotel@Memphis May 12, 1961. Sam refused to sing to a segregated audience @EllisAuditorium, even after police threatened to arrest him & seize his property. *ErnestCWithers
