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Radio 2 begins its Summer of Soul with Paul Sexton's two-part profile of the queen of the genre, Aretha Franklin. Broadcasting throughout August, the season will also profile the late singer Donny Hathaway; celebrate the cultural significance of the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; feature singer Mavis Staples in conversation with Ricky Ross; and mark 40 years since the release of Marvin Gaye's ground-breaking and politicized concept album, What's Going On.
