'Genius: Aretha' episodes and airdates
(Episode descriptions as provided by National Geographic.)
"Respect"
March 21
Desperate for a hit, Aretha travels to Muscle Shoals in 1967 to record her first album with Atlantic Records. After suffering the loss of her surrogate mother, Little Re braves her first solo in 1953 in her father’s, C.L. Franklin, church.
"Until the Real Things Comes Along"
March 21
Struggling to find her sound, Aretha catches the attention of Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records in 1966. Meanwhile, Little Re has her first touring experience on the Gospel Circuit in 1954 with C.L. Franklin and meets her idol, Clara Ward.