To celebrate the birthday of the Queen of Soul, The Spindale Cycle is proud to play Aretha Franklin`s Young, Gifted and Black. A top 10 gold-certified album released in 1972, it takes its title from the Nina Simone song. With an All Star band which included Dr. John, Billy Preston, and the Memphis Horns, Young, Gifted and Black won Aretha a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Join Sander Morrison at 8:00 pm as he revisits this classic on WNCW.
- Dr. John - Percussion
- Aretha Franklin - Piano, Celeste, Electric piano, Vocals
- Donny Hathaway - Organ, Electric piano
- Billy Preston - Organ
- Sammy Turner - Background Vocals
- Hubert Laws - Alto Flute
- Chuck Rainey - Bass
- J.R. Bailey - Background Vocals
- Carolyn Franklin - Background Vocals
- Erma Franklin - Background Vocals
- The Memphis Horns