Categories SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Aretha Franklin Released “Young, Gifted And Black” 50 Years Ago Today Post author By MAGNET Staff Post date January 24, 2022 50 years ago today, Aretha Franklin released Young, Gifted And Black. Oh, what a lovely, precious thing. ← Happy 75th Birthday Warren Zevon, R.I.P. → Live Review: Drive-By Truckers, Buffalo Nichols, Wilmington, DE, Nov. 8, 2021