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Rock Steady is a funk song written and performed by Aretha Franklin, released on October 11, 1971, as part of her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and Black. The single achieved significant success, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and peaking at No. 2 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. The original A-side, Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby), peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. The song features an impressive lineup of musicians, with Aretha Franklin on lead vocals and piano, accompanied by notable artists i… read more
Rock Steady is a funk song written and performed by Aretha Franklin, released on October 11, 1971, as part of her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and… read more
Rock Steady is a funk song written and performed by Aretha Franklin, released on October 11, 1971, as part of her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and Black. The single achieved significa… read more

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Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018) was a Memphis, Tennessee born and Detroit, Michigan reared American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul". She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings (on many, of which, she accompanied herself on keyboards and piano, a skill she learned at an early age, learning to play by ear, according to lifetime friend Smokey Robinson) but was also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, and gospel. She is generally regarded as one of the b… read more
Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018) was a Memphis, Tennessee born and Detroit, Michigan reared American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Many … read more
Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018) was a Memphis, Tennessee born and Detroit, Michigan reared American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" … read more

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