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So they're gonna teach them new songs.

Maybe I can photograph that and use that first.

Do you know what I mean?

If you go from this, into the learning,

and then from the learning

- right into the song. - Right, I get it.

You know what I mean, and build it that way.

I'd like to say good evening to everybody.

We'd like to thank you for coming tonight,

to the first religious recording session

of the Lady Soul, Miss Aretha Franklin.

And we want you tonight to be a part of this session.

We want you to, you know,

let the folk know you're here.

Many of you who never had the opportunity

to hear Aretha sing Gospel,

you're in tonight for a great thrill.

She can sing anything.

"Three Blind Mice"...

Anything!

I'd like for you to be mindful though, that this is a church

and we're here for a religious service.

And we want you to be a part of it.

We want you to give vent to the spirit.

Those of you who are not hip to giving vent to the spirit,

then you do the next best thing.

Aretha's got some fantastic people

that came this week,

helped us to put together

what you're going to witness tonight.

Great fellows that work in the band.

It's been a privilege and a pleasure to work with them,

and I'm gonna kind of hate to see them go.

And tonight, I want you to relax

and enjoy one of the greatest sounds in the world.

And that's the sound of Gospel.

And whatever you hear tonight,

just remember, tomorrow night's gonna be better.

And if I seem a little misty, it's just because I'm happy.

I'm happy for the Southern California Choir.

For us, this is a dream come true.

And I'd like for you at this time to welcome

the young folk that are gonna back Aretha.

Won't you receive the Southern California Community Choir.

We are on our way.

ON OUR WAY

We are on our way

To a land

To a land of brighter day

We are on our way

We're on ourjourney home

When we get to glory

We will shout

We will shout and tell the story

Of how we made it over

We're on ourjourney home

We are on our way

To a land

To a land of brighter day

We are on our way

We are on ourjourney

home

Thank you.

Now, the young lady that we've all been waiting to hear.

She's known by many names,

and deservedly so, she's earned every title.

But it's my pleasure tonight to just say, my sister,

Miss Aretha Franklin.

Give her a big hand!

Now, as you know, this is a recording session

and if things should happen

and we have to take it over,

you understand how that is.

So, if you said "Amen" on it first,

and we have to take it over

when we get back to that spot,

you say "Amen" again, you hear?

And if we have to take it over again,

you say "Amen" again.

All right.

She could have very easily

have gone into a studio and done this album,

but she wanted to do something live.

And the only reason we wanted to do it live

was to get the audience participation.

So now, those of you here got to sound like about 2,000.

Can you sound like 2,000?

Let me hear it, come on!

Right on!

Our first selection tonight is gonna be a little number

that was done by brother Marvin Gaye.

And it's called "Wholy Holy".

Ladies and gentlemen, Aretha Franklin,

the Southern California Choir.

WHOLY HOLY

Wholy holy

Come together wholy

People, we've got to come together

Because we need the strength

the power

and all of the feeling

Wholy holy

We should believe in each other's dreams

We've got to come together

Because we need the strength, the power

and all of the feelings

Wholy holy

We can conquer things forever

Yes, we can

Jesus left a long time ago

said he would return

He left us a book to believe in

Oh, yes, he did

And in it we've got a lot to learn

Wholy holy

Do you know that we can

rock the world's foundation?

Wholy holy

Wholy holy

Wholy holy Jesus

Wholy holy

Wholy holy

Wholy holy

Holy

Wholy holy

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, we going right on

straight on into the heart

of the Baptist Church here, for a minute.

You know, being the daughter of a Baptist minister,

you had to know these hymns before you could do anything.

We got together and put our heads together

and came up with an arrangement

on one of the great hymns of the church.

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

What

What a friend we have

- a friend we have in Jesus - in Jesus

All

All our sins

and griefs to bear

- What - What a privilege

What a privilege

it is to carry

To carry

Everything

Everything

to God in prayer

Can I sing it one more time?

- What - What a friend

What a friend we

we have in Jesus

All

All our sins

and our griefs to bear

What a privilege

it is to just carry

To carry

Everything to God in prayer

Oh, Lord

What peace we often

forfeit

- What a needless pain we bear - What needless

pains we bear

Yes, we do

- And it's all - And it's all

All because

just because we just don't carry

You know, sometimes we don't carry

Everything

to God in prayer

Oh, what peace

we often forfeit

Oh, what needless

needless pain we bear

Do you know that it's all because

because we just don't carry

No, we don't

My brothers and sisters, everything

Everything

Oh, everything

Yeah, everything to Jesus

Everything

Everything to Jesus

Everything to the Lord

in prayer

All right.

- The same key. - Listen. You...

- Wasn't that E? C, D, E? - F.

F.

You rewrote the verses.

The verses are...

You sure that's not the intro?

Two, three, four, boom!

- Right. - Is that it? Okay.

Okay.

Are we rolling? Let's go!

One...

I didn't say that. That was you saying it.

HOW I GOT OVER

- How I got over - How I got over

- How I got over - How I got over

You know, my soul looks back and wonder

How I got over

- How I got over - How I got over

You know, my soul looks back and wonder

How I got over

- Just as soon as I see Jesus - Oh, yes

- The man who made me free - Oh, yes

He was the man

- that bled and suffered - Oh, yes

- He died for you and for me - Oh, yes

I want to thank Him

- because He brought me - Oh, yes

I want to thank Him

- because He taught me - Oh, yes

I will thank God

- because He kept me - Oh, yes

I want to thank a God

- that never left me - Oh, yes

I want to sing

Hallelujah

I might shout this evening

I'm gonna thank Jesus

for all He's done for me

Oh, yeah

- How I got - Over

- Over - Over

Over

Oh, yeah, how I got over

- I want to wear a diamond gem - Oh, yes

- in the new Jerusalem - Oh, yes

I want to walk

- the streets of gold - Oh, yes

- In the homeland of the soul - Oh, yes

I'm gonna view

- the hosts in white - Oh, yes

- who travel both day and night - Oh, yes, oh, yes

- Coming up from every nation - Oh, yes

on the way

- to the great coronation - Oh, yes

- I will sing - Hallelujah

Oh, Lord and child

I want to thank Jesus

for all He's done for me

Oh, yeah

- How I got over - Over

- Over - Over

Oh yeah, how I got over

- How I got over - Over now

- Over - Over

- My soul looks back, - it looks back and wonder

- My soul looks back, - it looks back and wonder now

- My soul looks back and wonder - Yes, it does

- How I got over - Over

"Precious Memories".

Those of you that are old Gospel lovers...

I know you remember this one.

PRECIOUS MEMORIES

Precious

memories

How

How they linger

they linger

How

they ever

How they ever

flood my soul

In

In the stillness

Oh, in the stillness

of the midnight

Sacred secrets

He'll unfold

Yes, he will

In sad hours

In

sad hours

Long, long, long, long, long

When

I get a little lonely

Yeah, yeah, yeah

The truth

The real truth

The real truth of Jesus'

love is told

Oh, yeah

Oh, yes, it is

Jesus, Jesus

Jesus whispers

Yeah

Yeah, yeah

I'll be with you

Oh, yes, He will

Sacred

Sacred

- Sacred - Sacred

Sacred secrets

secrets

He'll unfold

Oh, yeah

You know

You know He will

We ought to sing that one more time, James

Jesus

Lord whispers

- Child, I'll be with you - I'll be with you

Yes, I will, don't worry about it

Sacred

Sacred

Sacred

Secrets

will unfold

The Lord will

The Lord will

I wonder, is there anybody here

in the building tonight,

know anything about the Sanctified Church?

Let me hear you say, "Yeah."

Say it again!

You know, when you get the feeling

like this is the Sanctified Church,

somebody jump up and say it.

Yeah

Yes, I do

Yeah

How many of you love the Lord? Let me see your hands.

Why don't you shake hands with somebody next to you

and say, "I love the Lord"?

Uh, would somebody get me some water, please?

- Oh, I have some. - She got it, she got it.

Whoa, now that's quick.

We've taken for the next song,

two songs, really,

one of pop, and one of Gospel, and mixed it together.

Going to sing it one way,

then we're going to turn around

and sing it another way.

And I want you to know that it doesn't really matter,

it all depends on who you singing it to.

Same words, but we're singing it

to somebody that's able to keep us.

You need a friend.

And Jesus said, "Call my name,

"because I'll be there."

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND / PRECIOUS LORD, TAKE MY HAND

When you're down

and troubled

and you need

some loving care

Ain't nothing

Ain't nothing

going right

Close

Close your eyes

and meditate on Him

And soon

He will be there

God can brighten up

He can brighten up

your darkest hours

Precious Lord

Take my hand

Lead me on

Let me stand

I am tired

I am weak

I am worn

Through the storm

Through the night

Lead me on

To the light

Take my hand

Precious Lord

He's my friend

You just call

- Precious Lord - Out my name

- Take my hand - And you know

- Lead me on - Wherever you are

- Let me stand - He will be there

I get tired

- I'm too weak - to see you again

And I get worn I get worn

- Through - Winter, spring, summer

- the storm and through the night - or fall

Lead me on, Lord

And I'll be there

You got a friend

Yeah, you got a friend in Jesus

You got a friend

You got a friend You got a friend in Jesus

- Yes, you do - You got a friend

You got a mighty good friend in Jesus

I wonder do you know it?

You sure got a friend You got a friend in Jesus

You got a friend

Sure, you got a friend in Jesus

Told you

You got a friend

in Jesus

You got a friend

- in Jesus - Jesus

You got a friend

- Oh - in Jesus

You got a friend

in Jesus

- You got a friend - Oh, Jesus

Jesus

You got a friend

You got a friend, you got a friend, you got a friend

in Jesus

Oh, wherever you are

He'll come running

God will be there

to see you again

Yes, he will

In the winter

Winter, spring summer, or fall

in the summer

or in the fall

- All you got to do - All you got to do is call

is praise Jesus, praise Jesus

And He'll be there

You got a friend

You got a friend

You got a friend in Jesus

You got a friend

You got a friend, you got a friend, you got a friend

- in Jesus - Jesus

You got a friend

in Jesus

You got a friend

in Jesus

- in Jesus - You got a friend

You got a friend, you got a friend, you got a friend

in Jesus

The next song needs no introduction.

The other day in rehearsal, Aretha began to sing it...

and when she got to the part that says,

"Through many dangers..."

...and I looked over at her and saw the tears

rolling out of her eyes...

because never did we think, I think, 20 years ago,

that God would do great things for us.

Can I get a witness here tonight?

AMAZING GRACE

Amazing

Amazing grace

How sweet

The

The sound

That

That saved

A

A wretch

Like

Me

I

I was

Once

Once lost

But

But now

I'm

I'm found

Was

Was blind

Was

Blind

But now

I see

Through, through, through, through

Through many dangers,

toils and snares

I

I feel right here in the midst of and have all

Already

I've already

Jesus was with me

and I've already come

Yes, I have

It was

It was

It was

It was

It was grace

that brought me thus far

Me safe

That's been with me, Lord

and brought me safe thus far

Don't you know it?

And that same

that same old grace

They call it God's amazing

Oh, amazing

Amazing grace

Oh, what grace it was

I feel now

that brought me

safe

- Safe - So safe

- Safe - So safe

- Safe - Safe with Jesus

- Safe - So safe

- Thus - Thus

- far - far

- and grace - and grace

- will lead - will lead

- me - me

home

Yes, it will

Yeah, yeah, yes, it will

Yeah, yeah, yes, it will

It was grace

Oh, grace

Oh, oh, that brought

me

safe

thus far

Our Lord

and grace

Our Lord

will lead

me

home

Thank you so much.

May I say to you...

don't miss tomorrow night.

You haven't heard anything yet.

The second half is even better.

Tomorrow night, you'll hear "Never Grow Old".

Oh, I won't even tell you about it.

Be here tomorrow night.

Can she sing?

Let's hear it for her!

Oh, my Lord

Hallelujah

Really want to see you

Hallelujah

See you tomorrow night!

Oh, oh, Mary

Oh, oh, Mary

Oh, oh, Mary

Oh, oh, Mary

Oh, oh, Mary

Thank you very much

for being so patient.

We are about ready to start.

How many were here last night?

Was it all right?

I'd like to introduce to you at this time,

a young man who deserves a great deal of credit,

brother Alexander Hamilton. Give him a big hand!

Now, when we see here all these cameras and things

you see about round here,

this is Warner Brothers

getting it together for television.

Don't be bashful when the camera comes your way.

We don't know if it'll get back again.

So, while it coming your way,

get in on it, all right?

I don't want you to feel too mad at me

if you see me moving around.

Wherever I see 'em grinding,

that's where I'm gonna be.

At this time, a young lady that needs no introduction,

the young woman that made all of this possible tonight...

I'd like for you to receive the First Lady of Music...

Miss Aretha Franklin.

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

MARY DON'T YOU WEEP

Don't mourn Don't mourn

And if I could

If I could

If I could, I surely would

Surely would

I'd stand right up on the rock

Yes, I would

Stand on the rock

I'd stand right where Moses stood

- Moses stood - Yes, I would

Pharaoh's army

I know you know that story

of how they got drowned in the sea one day

Drowned in the Red Sea

Oh, yeah

Jesus said, Mary

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

Mary, don't weep

Don't weep Tell your sister not to mourn

- Tell Martha not to mourn - Don't mourn

Don't mourn

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

We're going to review this

review the story of two sisters

called Mary and Martha

They had a brother

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

named Lazarus

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

One day while Jesus walked away

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

That dear, that dear, that dear poor brother died

Yeah, yeah

Well, now Mary

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

went running to Jesus

She said, Master

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

my, my, my, my

- sweet Lord - Oh, Mary, don't you weep

Oh, Lord, if you had've

Jesus said

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

Come on and show me

show me where you

show me where you buried him

Show me where you laid him down

And when He got there

Mary, don't you weep

Jesus said for the benefit of you

who don't believe

Oh, Mary, don't you weep

Mary, don't you weep

Oh, Martha, don't you mourn

Because you see, Pharaoh's army

Pharaoh's army

they got drowned in

they drowned in the Red Sea

- Oh, Mary, don't you weep - Don't weep

Don't weep

Martha, don't

Tell Martha not to mourn

At this time,

we'd like to welcome down front

a young lady who certainly is a legend in her own time.

A young woman who...

is among many of the people,

who inspired this great singer tonight.

And we thought tonight to honor her

by bringing her right down front.

A young lady, who is still

very much deeply rooted in Gospel

and I speak of none other

than the famous Miss Clara Ward.

To present

the man that made this one possible,

her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin

of Detroit, Michigan!

Ladies and gentlemen,

please bear with us.

We have hearing difficulty that won't be a minute.

We got a whole cup of water spilt

into a great deal of electrical wires here.

When she's working from this microphone,

can you hear her good?

You can't, right?

Okay, will you bear with us a few minutes?

Because we want you to hear.

Everybody say "Amen" for the technical difficulties.

Okay, we're through with the technical difficulties.

All right.

Give the technician a big hand for the difficulties.

All right, let's go back to church.

Everybody calm down for a minute, all right?

You know, last night,

they deprived me of the privilege

of cutting my step because I was ready.

And I tell you what, it better not come by tonight.

I'm going to get mine in!

All right.

We're going to do a little song

that we're gonna borrow from Reverend C. L. Franklin.

One of his old numbers that he loved to sing all the time.

We're going to dress it up a little,

and I'm sure he won't recognize it.

A little song that says I'm climbing higher mountains,

trying to get home.

All right, are you with us?

No, you got to be with us better than that.

Are you with us?

Okay.

CLIMBING HIGHER MOUNTAINS

- I'm climbing - I'm climbing

- Higher mountains - Higher mountains

- Trying to get home - Trying to get home

One more time.

I'm climbing

- I'm climbing - I'm climbing

- Higher mountains - Higher mountains

- Trying to get home - Trying to get home

- I'm climbing - I'm climbing

- Higher mountains - Higher mountains

- Trying to get home - Trying to get home

- I'm climbing - Climbing

- Higher mountains - Higher mountains

- Lord, I'm climbing - Climbing

- Every day - Climbing

- Oh, I'm climbing - I'm climbing

- Higher mountains - Higher mountains

- Trying to get home - Trying to get home

My road

has been a little rocky

- On my way home - Trying to get home

Yes, it has

My road

has been a little rocky

- On my way home - Trying to get home

Oh, my road

has been a little rocky

Going all up

- Going all up a mountain - Mountain

I tell you, my road

has been a little rocky

- On my way home - Trying to get home

I'm going up the rough

side of the mountain On my way home

Trying to get home

Meet my maker I'm going up the rough

side of the mountain

- On my way home - Trying to get home

I'm going up the rough side of the mountain

Oh, Jesus

On my way

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, climbing

Higher, higher

- Higher - Higher, higher

- Higher, Lord - Higher, higher

- Higher - Higher, higher

- Going over higher mountains - Higher, higher

- to meet - Higher, higher

- my maker - Higher, higher

- Higher - Higher, higher

- Oh, higher, Lord - Higher, higher

- Higher - Higher, higher

- Higher, Lord - Higher, higher

- High - Higher, higher

- Yeah, yeah - Higher, higher

- Yeah, yeah - Higher, higher

- Higher - Higher, higher

- Oh, higher - Higher, higher

- I'm climbing - Higher, higher

Higher mountains

- trying to get home - trying to get home

Oh, Lord

Climbing higher mountains

trying to get home

Going home

Oh, oh, oh, I'm climbing

Yeah, yeah

Late in the midnight hour

- Climbing - Yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, oh, oh, Lord, I'm climbing

Oh, oh, oh, you shouldn't be slowing down

Tell the story

I'm climbing

Higher mountains

- Higher mountains - Higher mountains

Higher and higher

I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying

my best

Trying my best

Trying my best

- My best - Trying my best

- My very best - Trying my best

Trying to get home

I feel all right now.

He's all right

- He's all right - He's all right

- All right - All right

OLD LANDMARK

- Let us all - All go back

- Back to the old - Old landmark

- Let us all - All go back

- Back to the old - Old landmark

- Now let us all - All go back

- Back to the old - Old landmark

And we'll stay in the service of the Lord

- Now let us kneel - Kneel and pray

- In the old - Old-time way

- Let us kneel - Kneel and pray

- Kneel in the old - Old-time way

- Now let us kneel - Kneel and pray

- Kneel in the old - Old-time way

- Hear us, hear us - Praise Him

Hear us, heaven Feed us

until we want no more

- Preachers preach - Preach the word

- Preach it in the old - Old-time way

Preachers preach the word

- Preach it in the old - Old-time way

- Preachers preach - Preach the word

- Preach it in the old - Old-time way

- Tell the - Story

- Of His - Glory

It will It will

It will save this world from sin and shame

- Blend our voices - Blend them in the old

- Old-time way - Let us blend

Blend our voices

- In the old - Old-time way

- Now let us all - All go back

- Back to the old - Old landmark

Let us all go back Back to the old landmark

He will Hear us

We'll be given bread from Heaven

Glory Story

It will warm me

Glory Hear us

Hear us Singing

Singing Glory

Glory Glory

Shouting, shouting Shouting, shouting

Shout

Shouting, shouting

Yeah

Shouting, shouting

Yeah

Shouting, shouting

Shout

- Shouting, shouting - Oh, yeah

Shouting, shouting

Oh, my Lord

We'd like very much

to have Aretha's father just come forward.

We see him so seldom.

Reverend C. L. Franklin.

Let's give him a hand!

Reverend Cleveland...

and to all of the musicians and this great choir,

I think that Reverend Cleveland

picked a bad time

for me to make a talk.

Behind all of the spirit and enthusiasm

that Aretha has engendered here tonight.

I know that

you were impressed

with her gift,

with her voice,

with that intangible something

that is hard to describe.

But it was more than that to me.

It took me all the way back...

to the living room at home.

When she was six and seven years of age...

it took me back to about 11,

when she started travelling with me on the road,

singing Gospel.

I saw you crying...

and I saw you responding.

But I was just about to bust wide open!

You talking about being moved.

Not only because Aretha is my daughter.

And, of course, you know I wouldn't be right upstairs

if I didn't appreciate that.

But I say with pride

that Aretha is not only my daughter...

Aretha is just a stone singer!

I was looking at Mother Ward.

Where is she?

There she is! I was looking at her and I know

that she remembers all of those days.

Reverend James Cleveland...

knows about those days.

He and Aretha used to go in the living room

and spend hours in there, singing different songs.

And Aretha, with that uncanny ear,

picked up many of his techniques.

She is influenced greatly by James...

greatly by Mahalia Jackson...

greatly by Clara Ward.

But Aretha has done something

with what she learnt from James,

what she learnt from Mahalia, what she learnt from Clara,

what she has learnt

from all of the singers that she has heard

and brought it into a synthesis.

Now, what am I talking about?

I went in the cleaners one day in Detroit,

to pick up some clothes.

And Aretha had appeared on a recent television show,

and she told me,

"I saw your daughter, Aretha, last night."

I said, "Yes. How did you like it?"

She said, "It was all right."

Said, "But I'll be glad when she comes back to the church."

I said, "Listen, baby, let me tell you something.

"If you want to know the truth,

"she has never left the church!"

God bless. I'm just happy to be...

Miss Ward called me last night,

and I talked with Aretha last night,

and I didn't sleep much after that.

I ran and grabbed me a few suits and some socks.

I don't know if I got them all straight or not

and decided to be here for this tonight.

I'm just happy for Reverend Cleveland

and I'm happy for this great choir.

God bless you all.

And I've had a wonderful time.

When we first

heard Aretha Franklin

many years ago,

we heard her singing this song.

I have heard of a land

where we shall never

grow old.

NEVER GROW OLD

I have

heard

of a land

on the far

the far away

strand

'Tis the

the beautiful

home

of the soul

It was built

by Jesus

Jesus

on a high

There

where we never

never will die

'Tis a land where we'll

never

grow

grow old

We'll never

never grow old

Never grow old

Never, never, never

Never

Never grow old

I know there's a land

There's a land where we'll never

never grow old

We ain't gonna grow old

We'll

We'll never

Oh, grow old We'll never

Oh, no

Never grow old

I know that there

I know that there is

there's a land

where we'll never

We can go there and we ain't gonna grow old

Grow

Never, never

Never

Never, never, never

Never grow old

- Never - Never

Never, no, no, no, never

When you get through doing down here

There is a land

is a land oh, is a land

Oh, Lord

where we'll never

we'll never

never

we'll never

grow old

One of these old days,

we're just gonna live on...

and on...

and on.

Somewhere where the wicked will cease from troubling.

And the weary...

will be at rest.

I've heard about it.

I have

I have

There's a place...

where the saints won't grow old.

Never

You can see mother and father.

- Most of all, can see Jesus. - Never grow old

- Never. - Yeah

I'm so glad

So glad I got

Religion

My soul is

My soul

My soul is satisfied

- Yes, it is - Yes, it is

- Yes, it is - Yes, it is

- Yes, it is - Yeah

- Yes, it is - Yes, it is

- Yes, it is - Yeah

Could I get y'all to help me sing

So glad that I got

Religion

- Religion - Religion

Religion

We ought to sing that one more time

We ought to sing it one more time

- I'm so glad - I'm so glad

- So glad - So glad

So glad

I've got religion

My soul

- My soul - My soul

is satisfied

Thank you very much.

Good night. God bless and keep you.

God be with you.