after leaving colunbia, what record company did aretha franklin sign with.?

Answer 1

Franklin signed with Columbia Records in 1960. Her recordings during that time reflected a jazz influence inspired by Washington and hardly reflected on her gospel roots. Franklin scored few hits including her version of "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby (With a Dixie Melody)", which peaked at number 37 on the Pop Singles chart in 1961, and the R&B hit, "Won't Be Long". By 1966, desperate for a sound, she accepted an offer to sign with Atlantic Records. According to Franklin years later, "they made me sit down on the piano and the hits came."