“Well I would just like to start off by saying the 60s music they generally refer to the genre of Woodstock. It’s just the common term when you say the 60s. Although when you talk about Aretha, you say Motown. The point there being that the 60s movement was rock and roll which has basis in rhythm and blues. And she was the-oh what’s it called- the godmother of rhythm and blues."
How does Aretha franklin stand out from other artists during the sixties?
Well, Aretha was there first for her music genre, or her music genre of Rhythm and Blues which was the genesis of the Rock and Roll movement. And Aretha did not become a real part of that Rock and Roll movement so she stands out in two ways: she was part of the basic music that created the rock and Roll wrists and cords and musical progressions. But she did not change into that rock and roll genre which is known as the sixties movement.
Why do you think Aretha had such an impact on History?
Because someone who’s a great artist followed her basic pattern of high vocals rhythm and blues um matching the beat to the music. Again she was the rock and roll-it came out of the rhythm and blues which she was the master of that vocalization. And I would like to say anyone of color can tell you race is a hindrance and it was she was denied a lot of opportunities and had to work extra hard, but at the same time she unleashed opportunities for members of her race after her.
Who comes to mind for you when you think of sixties music?
I would have to say the Woodstock generation and musicians- Janic, Jimi, The Doors, Richard Morison, but most importantly I would say the Beatles and the rolling stones. What message do you think their music served as? Their message…to let the music create a feeling of creative of creative no, to let the music create a creative feeling where it empowered the listener to go beyond boundaries and to experiment in new directions?
How would you say Aretha compares to those rock bands?
She was the first to bring that Motown music into the popular genre which then paved the way for the counterculture of musicians because she was counterculture when she became popular. And especially because Rock and Roll is anonymous with the counterculture and its roots were in Rhythm and Blues so in essence a true American music led to and help participate in the cultural revolution of the sixties.
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