Guitarist Cornell Dupree

Rehearsals were soulful, and always no pressures put on anyone. Pretty straight ahead, you play it, feel it, see where you’re going, and do your job and play out what you’re going to play when the tape is running. When the tape runs, do your thing. That’s pretty much Aretha for you. The majority of (church songs), I knew. They were simple, easy gospel songs. It was a matter of feeling them, blending in and being there. There was nothing complicated about them.
	No difference. She got up there and did her thing. Period. That’s it. During that time, she was doing it, too. From top to bottom.