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And then aretha franklin happens to be my longest living friend. i have known aretha since i was 8 years old. it was just a wonderful night. and i was very happy to be a part of that. >> yeah. barry gordy, aretha, you were talking about a time when there was so much civil up heaval. was it it like making music in that turbulent time of the civil rights era? >> i think it was just something so beautiful to see what music could do. during that time we were trying to pass legislation. we were marching, sitting in, doing all the things we needed to do to bring about equality. and to bring about in...