"Aretha: Chain of Fools" is the seventh episode in the third season of Genius. It is the twenty-seventh episode overall.
Plot Summary[]
Aretha steals an opportunity from her sister Carolyn; she receives a Grammy nomination but is ultimately snubbed from winning the award; she meets with Arista founder Clive Davis; Jerry Wexler leaves Atlantic Records, and he and Aretha part ways.
Cast[]
- Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin
- Malcolm Barrett as Ted White
- Patrice Covington as Erma Franklin
- Rebecca Naomi Jones as Carolyn Franklin
- David Cross as Jerry Wexler
- Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Ruth Bowen
- Shaian Jordan as Little Re (young Aretha)
- Courtney B. Vance as C. L. Franklin
Guest Starring[]
- Luke James as Glynn Turman
- Christopher Redman as Clive Davis
- Pauletta Washington as Rachel Franklin
- Major Finley as Curtis Mayfield
- Steven G. Norfleet as Cecil Franklin
- T.I. as Ken Cunningham