#MusicHistory #OTD 1968 #QueenOfSoul #ArethaFranklin demanded #RESPECT and refused to take the stage at #RedRocksAmphitheater in #Colorado after the promoter only gave her #halfthemoney promised before #showtime. Thousands had paid $6 a ticket, and a small fraction of them #destroyed seating, threw objects, stormed the stage, and reportedly #vandalized a #grandpiano. Three were #arrested for taking some #taperecording equipment. Ms Franklin apologized to her fans from her #Denver #Hilton hotel suite and hoped they all could get full refunds...