monrayday (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

zzzxtreme, i dont know if this was segregated but i do know. that aretha once said in the 70's when she was going to do a performance in south africa, that either the crowd be intergrated, or fully black as she wont sing to a fully white crowd, as her people should be able to come to hear her sing. aretha was an activist in her own small way.

luvureally (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

At that time Black artist were allowed to perform their songs on television. But it was very rare, almost unheard of to have Blacks in the audience or used as back-up dancers.

zzzxtreme (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

was she singing in segegrated area

motownbaby (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this great posting. Do you know the name of the album this song is from? It's weird that this song and "One Step Ahead" are great songs from the Columbia years, but I can't find them anywhere.

PrettyVillan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Aretha has one of the greatest voices ever!

Stamp987a (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

She sounds amazing. This must have been when she was on Columbia Records in the early 60's. It seemed like they were trying to turn her into a Dionne Warwick type.

hitomusic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is unusual, rare footage. It's very early in her adult career. The song is obscure, but it's sung with such beauty.

Keezie27 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow, Aretha was so young and cute here :-). Great song!

seulbzzaj (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is great Aretha! Thanks for this rare video.

rhythmsearch (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The b-side of this record, "One Step Ahead" eventually made the R&B top 20 in the spring of 1965. This was a nice cover of Baby Washington's original.