I had not been in the jazz environment, having been brought up in the church. But once I got to New York, and I was signed to perform at The Village Gate

I had not been in the jazz environment, having been brought up in the church. But once I got to New York, and I was signed to perform at The Village Gate and the Vanguard and clubs like that, and these – the Vanguard was one of the most elite, if not the most elite, jazz club out there.

– Aretha Franklin

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