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Aretha Franklin's "Respect" sat at #1 on the R&B list for 8 weeks, which was Franklin's second million seller

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Aretha Franklin's "Respect" is RIAA certified as a Gold Single. Her definitive rendering of Otis Redding's soul classic tops both the pop chart for the first of two weeks and the R&B chart for the first of seven weeks.

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Bobby Lewis performed on American Bandstand and performed his hit song, "Tossin' and Turnin' " which ended up as the #1 record of the year.

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Soul Music gained popularity in the 60's through icons such as, James Brown and Otis Redding

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