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Exclusive: Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Gravely Ill in Detroit, Winner of 18 Grammy Awards
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| August 12, 2018
Posted on 08/12/2018 7:39:58 PM PDT by SMGFan
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posted on
08/12/2018 7:39:58 PM PDT
by
SMGFan
To: SMGFan
Love the scene in The Blues Brothers where she performs “Respect”.
To: SMGFan
Seems kind of crass to write an obituary about someone who has not yet passed. Aretha has been one of the best vocalists of all time, in my opinion. Her early stuff for Atlantic was sensational. Highly recommended.
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posted on
08/12/2018 7:44:11 PM PDT
by
be-baw
(still seeking...)
To: SMGFan
Sorry to hear that she is so sick.
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posted on
08/12/2018 7:49:06 PM PDT
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
To: SMGFan
In my music college days, a production and engineering teacher of mine who was ... well ... a producer and engineer before teaching ... had her on tape farting in the vocal booth.
Can anyone here still doubt that I am a great musician? One with an almost royal musical lineage?
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posted on
08/12/2018 7:50:26 PM PDT
by
tinyowl
(A is A)
To: SMGFan
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Sock some prayers to that lady!
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posted on
08/12/2018 7:53:47 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: TheConservativeParty
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posted on
08/12/2018 7:53:50 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: SMGFan
She shared the stage in 2010 with Condoleezza Rice, combining classical piano and classic soul.
If Franklin is going to her reward, may she go peacefully.
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posted on
08/12/2018 7:59:46 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
To: SMGFan
The “Queen Of Soul”
To a speedy recovery.
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posted on
08/12/2018 8:04:14 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: SMGFan
Mahalia Jackson is the Queen of Soul, IMO.
To: SMGFan
For most paying attention to Aretha’s appearance for the last few years, her grave condition is not so shocking. She’s been in poor health for quite a while. Much of her family has already succumbed to some variety of cancer. Certain family lines tend to carry that vulnerability. Arthritis, obesity and occasional insanity run in other families like my own.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I thought Mahalia Jackson was the Queen of Gospel. Pearl Bailey was a great jazz singer too.
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posted on
08/12/2018 8:13:32 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
“Mahalia Jackson is the Queen of Soul, IMO.”
Mahalia has a special place in my heart. I’ve got two CD’s and I think COME TO JESUS, DIDN’T IT RAIN? and JESUS IS WITH ME are my favorites.
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posted on
08/12/2018 8:14:32 PM PDT
by
avenir
("But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine."--Paul to Titus)
To: SMGFan
Prayers for Miss Franklin’s health and healing.
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posted on
08/12/2018 8:16:11 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: SMGFan
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I like something a little more current, Mahalia Barnes, especially if Joe Bonamassa is standing next to her.
To: TheConservativeParty
Yep, and she deserves it. She is black but her appeal knows no bounds.
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posted on
08/12/2018 8:18:57 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
To: SMGFan
The whole Motown family have a special place in the soundtrack of my memories from the sixties. What a voice she has!
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posted on
08/12/2018 8:27:48 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: SMGFan
Magical voice. I hope God spares her a little longer as long as she is not in pain.
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posted on
08/12/2018 8:34:35 PM PDT
by
McGavin999
("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jeffersons)
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