1968. "Ain't No Way" rehearsal session with Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, producer Ted White and sound engineer Tom Dowd. Original footage ABC News Archives.
Fun Fact : this IS the footage Whitney Houston was talking about when she said she was in the studio as a little girl and witnessed her record this song...its ALSO the same moment that made Whitney want to sing. ugh history😩😩😩
True, but lots and lots of gospel/R&B musicians play by ear. I’ve played by ear since I was a child, but I’m nothing special. Just saying. The hard thing is reading music 😁
IT must to have been hard in the shadow...You had a beautiful voice too‼️‼️I t was kind of olden days when a market wasn't up on 2 or 3 stars in a family!! WE LOVE THE GENIUS though!!! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🥰🥰🥰🥰🎉🎉🎉✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽. WE ALSO LOVE YOU VERY MUCH TOO!! Wish y'all could have shared that one!! A DUET. THANK YALL FOR THIS PRESENTATION‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️😘😘😘
"Be Still " by Gooden and Cohen I've come a long way still have a longer way to go it's been a Lonely Road but I know I'm not alone sometimes the going has gotten tough and I was down could not get it up but when my Sin I had enough Jesus took me by the hand Be still and know that I am God With me there's nothing that's too hard I'll get you through I've left it all behind To find the one above I had to die inside To Forgive and learn to love I've found that letting go Turns faith into a rope and so now I'm holding on to the only one who gives me hope. Be still and know that I am God With me there's nothing that's too hard I'll get you through it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F7fk7aS3O5s.html
That happens often in black musical families.Had Aretha not been the star she was the other two Franklin sister would have been more famous. Dionne's sister Dede Warrick who was as gifted as Dionne but because Dionne was her sister she wasn't as big as she should have been.Actually I loved her music more.ChecK out Dede song SHE DIDN'T KNOW. Charlie Pride said that his Uncle and brother were better country singers than he but he had all the fame.Salave
No one on earth can sing this like the originals. First off nobody sings like Aretha and Cissy sound like a choir full of soprano angels. One of my top 5 favorite songs. The lyrics Ms Carolyn wrote. Just wow!
When I was a kid, my Aunt's would pretend they were a singing group and they'd sing this song. When I heard Aretha sing this, I literally cried and to this day, as a 66 year old Woman, I still get that same feeling. What a beautiful song! Never knew why I always wanted to cry.
i know that Miss Cissy sings & that she did sing Back-Up for Miss Aretha although i didn't know she did the High Note. ROCK ON LADIES rip Miss Aretha,Miss Carolyn + Miss Erma Franklin, DM
@@TMYPiscesSunandMoonRising5548 …. Yea BA- BY !!! “ Ain’t No Way” would certainly NOT have become the Mega Hit it became - without Miss Cissy Houston’s Searing,Soaring and Skillful rendition on that song. S. I. N. G. Miss Cissy Houston 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Nobody sings “Ain’t No Way “ like Aretha and Sissy Houston as background singer. Nobody. Aretha sings it beautifully. Now her Sister Carolyn was a Genius also. She was a very Skillful Writer. She also wrote “ Angel” and Aretha always gave her ,her Props, before she would sing it. Aretha also sung that beautifully too. They were both Hits. They were just a gifted family.
wish they had recorded more of these rare videos from the days of the great soul singers...could you imagine if they had recorded etta james singing live in the studio, or darlene love, or the supremes or ben e king etc etc...why they didn't make more movies from within the studios is beyond me..it would've been AMAZING to watch them back!!!
I agree but it's one of those things one doesn't think about, at that time because everything is current. They're not thinking about that moment being something so rare to look at 50 years plus into the future. But I do agree, it would be awesome.
@@INDIGO.GODDESS_573 not in the studio..i am talking about footage from the very early 60s when these artists were just getting a name for themselves..those early recordings of aretha in 1962-1964 - the jazz era - if only they had recorded more studio footage. but there is none. even phil spector did not video record the likes of the ronettes singing in the studio..such a shame as camera had been around for quite some time before the 60s.
I have a gut feeling many more do exist. But a treasure trove of them are archived in homes of powerful people who were (or are descendants of) musicians, vocalists, songwriters, industry heads, etc., who made some significant contribution to the process, and are reserved for private consumption only.
The Greatest woman with the greatest voice ❤ RIP Aretha Franklin and carolyn,Franklin the lovely 🎶music you both left behind will Aways live butyou girls are missed we love you
Who’s here after seeing Respect movie yesterday on my special day? My birthday. Aretha and her sisters were musical geniuses. Wow. Totally enjoyed the movie! 🎬❤️👍🏾
So much talent in ONE family. There will never be another Aretha... her voice cannot be duplicated. And Carolyn never got the props she deserved. RIH ladies 💜
She was on Respect. I THINK she sang the higher backgrounds ( based on this anyway) and their other sister Erma sang the other part. For years I thought Aretha "multed" (to borrow a Brian Wilson saying) on backups on that song but that is only because her sisters had a similar "familiar " sound.
Damn they don't compose ,write , arrange music 🎵🎼 🖤 like this anymore... Carolyn Franklin was a hidden 💎 gem indeed...shout out to the late great Queen 👑❤️ of soul Aretha Franklin.
Being a kid from the 60’s I could really appreciate this song . I remember mom playing it over and over, and we never got tired of it! RIP Queen and Ms. Carolyn Franklin !!
Love this , Cissy’s voice was just memorable, it made me cry it was so beautiful, thank you Aretha and Carolyn for writing such a moving of the heart ❤️ song. RIP
I loved Aretha, Erma and Carolyn. This is a beautiful piece to have. I believe the sisters didn’t get the credit they deserved. But, let’s just face it - Aretha was and still is “iconic”. Only she would say her performance wasn’t to her standard. But, guess what? It worked. Rest In Peace, Ladies.
Her voice and Jennifer Hudson's voice are not the same, please! J-Hud did the biopic, but that's not Aretha's voice, nobody can do her voice. Her voice is an ocean of feelings! And after watching the movie, I feel like whatever she didn't speak about, she put all that feeling into her voice.
@@melglenn6556 Yes! And that's why Aretha's voice is so powerful, and never in a by-the-book vocalist way. J-Hudson is a vocalist, Aretha is SO MUCH MORE, when Aretha's record is on the world becomes quiet and you are just completely dominated by her singing, like the ocean is in your ears. She always had her sisters and the backup singers sang like TIDAL WAVES, and her voice surfing on top of these waves, completely spontaneous like a dolphin (haha), playing with these notes and phrasings and it's a wonder! And personality-wise, she never spoke like Patti Labelle or typical black entertainers, she only said what's needed to be said and do it accordingly...that's ONE STRONG QUEEN!
YOU BETTER TELL THOSE PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEEDS TO KNOW UP IN HERE !!! JHUDSON MESSED UP THE QUEENS CLASSICS, BIG TIME AND FOR REAL 🥳 !!! QUEEN ARETHA CLEARLY SAID JHUDSON COULD PORTRAY HER LIFE, NOT SING HER SONGS, IN THE MOVIE !!! BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS THAT NOBODY CAN SING QUEEN ARETHA OR WHITNEY !!! THEY ALL NEEDS TO GO SIT DOWN ANYWHERE !!! IF NO ONE CAN SING GLADYS KNIGHT, HOW THEY GONNA SING QUEEN ARETHA FRANKLIN ??? ALL THE ELDERLY LADIES IN MY FAMILY MENTIONED 5 NAMES ABOVE THE REST IN THIS GENRRE: ARETHA FRANKLIN, DIONNE WARWICK, SUPREMES, GLADYS KNIGHT, WHITNEY HOUSTON. WITH ALL RESPECTS TO PATTI LABELLE, I RECENTLY SAW AN OLD AWARD SHOW WHERE SHE MESSED UP "AINT NO WAY" WITH QUEEN ARETHA SITTING THERE AS HONOUREE !!! ME AND THE QUEEN OF SOUL WAS LIVID 😇 !!! AND WHAT DOES I KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS ??? MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD !!! IT'S JUST THAT THE BIBLE SAYS TO GIVE HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE !!! ARETHA AND WHITNEY WERE BORN TO SING !!! ONE OF THE BADDEST ALBUMS IN ALL CREATION IS "AMAZING GRACE" BY ARETHA FRANKLIN (THANK GOD FOR MY FAMILIES MUSIC COLLECTION). AS REV. JAMES CLEVELAND SAID ON THE RECORDING OF "AMAZING GRACE": "ARETHA FRANKLIN CAN SING ANYTHING....., 3 BLIND MICE..... !!!" I SAID AMEN !!! PLEASE SOMEBODY, HURRY AND GET THE WORD OUT TO JHUDSON, SHE CAN SING MADONNA OR LADY GAGA BUT PLEASE STIR CLEAR OF ARETHA'S AND WHITNEY'S DOMIAN !!! AND WHERE WILL YOU ALL SPEND ETERNITY ??? LUKE:16:19-31. THANK YOU
Umm I think everyone is over reacting- obviously JHud doesn’t sound like her… but they have been planning this movie for over 10,11 years so she knew JHud would be singing especially since JHud has sang many of her songs smh. Think of it as a tribute and not as JHUD taking her place lol. You can love and appreciate them both
This and Natural Woman are my two favorites. Aretha sang this song and when Cissy Houston hit that high note that brings me to tears every time!!!! Beautiful!!!!!
In my mind this is the Magnum Opus of Aretha. Carolyn is the songwriter. Listening to this l have come to believe music and singing along with Carolyn's writing just doesn't get any better. RIP Queen Of Soul and your very talented sibling Carolyn. Thank both of you for giving humanity great music 🎶.
Girlllll... and the fact she thought she didn’t do well on the song 🙈🙈 this song is a masterpiece and still moves whoever listens to it.... half a century later
When I first heard this song I was a teenager at a bowling alley and they were playing it. But when one of those background singers hit that high note (Woohoo) it just echoed through the whole building....oh my goodness it sounded so beautiful!! My favorite song.
Wow. Imagine being Carolyn knowing you're singing your tail off and then Aretha does this to your song. The bridge with those piercing high notes, put chills down my body. My goodness.
Sometimes I play this song over and over about 100 times in one night.It's just mind boggling to hear this masterpiece without it disassembling your soul. Let me pull myself back together. Aretha got me in tears.
Thank you Ms Franklin. You kept me company during a solo 24 hr road trip. it was an amazing experience. Now, who would dislike this? Fingers must've slipped.
You are so right. I lost two sisters to Cancer because they smoked cigarettes even while receiving cancer treatment. They said they just couldn't stop smoking. RIP
I say that all the time. Back then they did not have a working understanding of what cigarette smoke does to the voice and how he can set you up later four different types of cancers in various places in the body. A music voice professional was saying it takes about 15 to 20 years or so before cigarette smoke it begins to damage the voice to where you can hear it. Her voice got lower and lower over the years in her range became lower and widest of her voice began to constrict. Regardless of all of that Aretha kept the anointing on her voice till the end. That's why no matter what state she was in when she sang everybody else in the audience that had a pulse could feel it. It was absolutely unbelievable how much of the Spirit of God was on her voice. God bless the soul of the queen!
@Lee Irby exactly, what are they talking about? There was never any noticeable damage or difference in Arethas voice, until the end. Now Whitney... Her voice did suffer and she acknowledged that.
The way Aretha belted the notes and feeling to "Ain't No Way" I find it hard to believe she couldn't get the song. Who's idea was it to get Cissy? It took me a minute to pick it up, but the horns are phenomenal. Aretha is pure Detroit, Michigan.
That song is beautiful! I love the way Aretha sang it. I remember growing up in Philly and when she gets to the part near the end where she sings, "If you won't let me . ." the DJ, Jimmy Bishop, from WDAS, would say real smooth, Baaabay!! Even as a kid, I like that song.
Classic. Thanks for this video. Aretha is a American treasure. I love her sister Carol input and writing this song. Also Cissy Houston background vocals was God send.
The Queen may have had to quit school early in life to pursue her career, but I'll tell u what, she was INDEED a TRUE, NATURAL GENIUS, NOT JUST IN THE OBVIOUS PLACE, MUSIC, WHERE WE KNOW SHE TAUGHT HERSELF TO PLAY PIANO BY EAR, AS A SMALL CHILD. In addition to that, she was also a VERY WELL READ & CULTURED WOMAN. What I admire MOST is how EXTREMELY ELOQUENT & INTELLIGIBLY ARTICULATE SHE IS & I'M TALKING SO EXTREMELY WELL SPOKEN, that she'll make the average Joe-Schmo do a doubletake!!!!! Total & complete CLASS ACT she was, all the way to the day she was reunited w/both of her beloved parents & ALL of her beloved siblings & good friends who'd traversed to the other side b4 her, as so, so many had. WE LOVE YOU ETERNALLY RE-RE💯!!!
Perfection. And with all of their talent, intelligence & beauty, all women like this truly want is the love & protection of a man who wants to do right by them. In so many instances its the exact opposite. So glad that Aretha, Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill & so many more of the national treasures were able to get away from their users & abusers.
Gone but will never be forgotten, rest on Franklin sisters. Aretha you left a legacy for generations to come, and for those of us who remain that have followed you down through the years we'll see you on the other side one day, if God say the same.
This is amazing. To see this being made from scratch. There's talent, there's inspiration, there's hard work, and then there's the Franklins. America is in their debt.
In my own top five songs sung by Ms. Franklin. The backup singer, Cissy Houston, and I believe it's the group she sang with at that time, the Sweet Inspirations. They knocked this song to its knees. Thank you all. Especially you Carolyn.
This is amazing . You don’t see and hear music like this, that much. These days. There are some artists that can really sing and do a great job. Some, 😳…. It’s just the studio machines. This is great… thanks for sharing it.
Can you imagine being there when the rehearsal of this song was being put together and recorded in black and white, look at the fun they're having even with the white guys that's involved to help this song become a classic hit, you see Arehtha and Carolyn rehearsing this hit Aretha husband right there as well, Then listen to the orchestra and the band as this Diamond song is put together and then you have the finish touches of the this song. Even listening to this song today it takes you wayyy back to what you was doing when it hit the radio waves let alone seeing her in concert at that time, All I can say is Man Man Man what a time and what a Classic. Much Respect to Carolyn and Aretha.
