Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Queen of Soul
• The “Queen of Soul” title started in the late ’60’s. Who else is a something of Soul?
• She is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was the first woman to be inducted - a
double first, as she is also African-American.
• Gospel
• Blues
• Funk
• Motown (Detroit Soul)
• Minor Keys
• Secular
Assignment:
Write a short statement (up to 500 words) with your response to the life of
Aretha Franklin and Soul music.
You may wish to focus on musical styles, your emotional reaction, your
intellectual reaction or a combination of these.