Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin has died
Aug 16, 2018 10:04:37 #
"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin has died - https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/-queen-of-soul-aretha-franklin-has-died
Aug 16, 2018 10:31:57 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Man, she could sure belt em out!! RESPECT, she earned it! I was a drummer for many, many years, playing in bars before I was legal age, etc. Did some of her songs with several vocalist over the decades.....they were good, but they couldn't touch the Queen!! RIP.
Aug 16, 2018 10:57:16 #
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Aug 16, 2018 11:24:27 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
Elvis Presley is coined as the King of Rock n Roll, James Brown is coined as the Godfather of Soul. Michael Jackson the King of Pop, and Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. None can be debated. IMO. The State of Michigan proclaimed the voice of Aretha Franklin as as a Natural Resource. She's the only singer that I have heard sing every verse of America's National Anthem, "The Star's Spangled Banner." Rest in Peace Aretha. You didn't need Respect, you were Respected. Six decades worth of it. You will be missed. She was also a great arranger of mixing song with piano. She learned to play piano on her own.
Aug 16, 2018 18:08:44 #
I must add the wonderful Morgana King.she passed on this week also...............she played the wife of Marlon Brando in The Godfather,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a glorious voice.
Aug 17, 2018 08:28:17 #
Aug 17, 2018 14:22:11 #
The Friday New York Times Art 1 section has an article about many of her greatest hits.
Aug 17, 2018 19:17:45 #
It seems all the great ones are gone. The entertainers of today are not too bright. They take sides and let it be known who they vote for and lose half their followers.
Aug 18, 2018 00:02:12 #
Hal81 wrote:
It seems all the great ones are gone. The entertainers of today are not too bright. They take sides and let it be known who they vote for and lose half their followers.
You must have been asleep while Miss Aretha was around.
The Political Power of Aretha Franklin - Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/political-power-aretha-franklin-711906/
Aug 18, 2018 08:35:33 #
FrankR
Loc: NYC
mas24 wrote:
Elvis Presley is coined as the King of Rock n Roll... (show quote)
I’ll debate just one; the real king of Rock & Roll was Chuck Berry.
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