Aretha Piano Hand Double is a real person portrayed by Colette L. Coward in the TV series Genius (based on a true story).
They appear in 6 episodes out of a total of 36 aired so far
Episodes6
Aretha: Respect
episode S3.E1 march 2021Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along
episode S3.E2 march 2021Aretha politely tells her father she doesn't need financial support, nor to sing at his engagements. Ted White and her father both try to usurp control over her which leaves Aretha with difficult but necessary choices she needs to make.Aretha: Do Right Woman
episode S3.E3 march 2021Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.Aretha: Unforgettable
episode S3.E4 march 2021Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life; Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis.Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
episode S3.E5 march 2021Aretha Franklin records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black," while Little Re loses her mother.Aretha: Amazing Grace
episode S3.E6 march 2021Aretha records her album "Amazing Grace" in an older James Cleveland's church; while Little Re discovers that she's pregnant with her second child.
- Aretha: Respect
- Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along
- Aretha: Do Right Woman
- Aretha: Unforgettable
- Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
- Aretha: Amazing Grace