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Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dead at 76 - chairman - 08-16-2018
It was a small moment that would reverberate for decades. On January 24th, 1967, Aretha Franklin was struggling to record “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” her first project for Atlantic after several years recording more conventional material for Columbia. As Franklin would recall, something with the studio musicians wasn’t clicking until someone said, “Aretha, why don’t you sit down and play?” Taking a seat at the piano, Franklin quickly cut the smoldering track that would become her first No. 1 R&B hit. “It just happened,” she said. “We arrived, and we arrived very quickly.”
And it never stopped. For more than five decades, Franklin was a singular presence in pop music, a symbol of strength, women’s liberation and the civil rights movement. Franklin, one of the greatest singers of all time, died Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dead at 76 - ketchim - 08-16-2018
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dead at 76 - chairman - 08-16-2018
Let’s all take a moment to give thanks for the beautiful life of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of our souls, who inspired us all for many many years. She will be missed but the memory of her greatness as a musician and a fine human being will live with us forever.
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dead at 76 - chairman - 08-16-2018
Doesn't get better than aretha