Aretha's Texas Connection

This week we lost Aretha Franklin, "The Queen of Soul," and though she was a Memphis native, she had a Texas connection. You see, Aretha Franklin was backed by the Kingpins, which included Fort Worth's own King Curtis on saxophone and Cornell Dupree on guitar, as well as Houston-born Billy Preston on the keys. In fact, that first jangly lick on "Respect" is Cornell Dupree's guitar.

As a salute to this musical legend, here is Aretha Franklin playing live with the Kingpins at the Fillmore West in 1971. The announcer is concert promoter Bill Graham.