Despite significant emotional losses, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs; she begins a career at Arista with the help of Clive Davis, and in a Grammy performance in 1998, she solidifies her eternal reign as the Queen of Soul.
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Cast of episode
- 100
- Aretha Franklin
- C.L. Franklin
- Ted White
- Erma Franklin
- Carolyn Franklin
- Jerry Wexler
- Ruth Bowen
- Little Re
- Kate Walker
- Glynn Turman
- Clive Davis
- Rachel Franklin
- Curtis Mayfield
- Cecil Franklin
- Big Frank
- Young Erma
- Second Stagehand
- First Stagehand
- Young Carolyn
- Ken Ehrlich
- Production Assistant
- George Michael
- Young Cecil
- Little Norman
- Self
- Barbara Franklin
- Papparazzi
- Ken Cunningham