If you learned how to spell "respect" thanks to the legendary Aretha Franklin, you're not alone. Franklin's seminal 1967 ...

The Cover of all Covers! We are talking about the song ‘RESPECT,” written and recorded in 1965 by American soul artist the great Otis Redding. But that’s likely not the version you know of this song.

First recorded by iconic soul singer Otis Redding, “Respect” was originally released in 1965. The song was a single from Redding’s third studio LP, Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul, featuring a ...

Today, Franklin's recording of "Respect" is definitive. But when she recorded it on Valentine's Day 1967, it was a radical gender-bending of Otis... 'Respect' Wasn't A Feminist Anthem Until Aretha ...

Songwriter and producer Jermaine Dupri will receive the Otis & Zelma Redding Award of Respect at the 2nd Annual King of Soul Music Festival this September in Macon. Courtesy image The Otis Redding ...