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Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul Dead at 76
TMZ ^
| 8/16/2018 6:59 AM PDT
| Staff
Posted on 08/16/2018 7:12:01 AM PDT by Red Badger
Aretha Franklin, known for having one of the greatest voices in music history, and for hits like "Respect," and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" ... died Thursday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Aretha passed away in her Detroit home where she was under hospice care. She'd been in failing health for many months and she was down to 86 pounds. One source told us he was informed more than a week ago that Aretha could go at any time.
She was surrounded by friends and family when she passed.
She had appeared incredibly frail in recent years, and rarely performed live. Her most recent appearance was last November for Elton John's AMFAR event.
Aretha's career is just incredible. Born in Memphis in 1942, her family eventually relocated to Detroit where she began singing in her father's church. She was such a powerhouse gospel singer, she landed a Columbia record deal in the early '60s.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 3; arethafranklin; arethafranklinobit
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To: Afterguard
And Matt “Guitar” Murphy passed just a few months ago.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:23:09 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: mjp
I was never a fan of screaming
She had a real gift. What she was able to do did not constitute "screaming".
To: 4yearlurker
Yes, but WHO does the Crown pass on to?
Beyonce?..................
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:23:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
To: Kriggerel
“Hey Nineteen, that’s ‘Retha Franklin....”
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:23:36 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
The crown must be retired. Every singer is doing Aretha anyway.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:25:18 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
("There stands mother under the oleanders,open the windows." A dying cowboys last words,1879.)
To: Red Badger
One of the greats. Not many like her today. She’ll be missed.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:25:54 AM PDT
by
redangus
(actually hit her?)
To: mjp
You are way off FRiend. Aretha could SING. No need for screaming.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:26:22 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
("There stands mother under the oleanders,open the windows." A dying cowboys last words,1879.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:26:37 AM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
11,527,002 views......................
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:27:11 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
To: Red Badger
I heard it through the grapevine.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:28:57 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Red Badger
👍
To: Red Badger
She had an incredible voice. Nearly perfect control. My voice instructor told me once that what he loved about her was that she wasn’t a show off. She simply sang a song how she thought it should sound and if that involved doing something impossible for us mere mortals so be it.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:31:54 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(A gentleman arms himself for the protection of others.)
To: Red Badger
I think Adele has a strong claim, as well.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:31:55 AM PDT
by
Kriggerel
("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
To: Red Badger
One of the greats
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:32:13 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
To: Red Badger
Sad to hear. I liked her. An original and a powerful voice. I especially liked her for being defiant and wearing her furs. She made a lot of people happy and will continue to do so. Not many can say that. Bless her soul.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:32:22 AM PDT
by
ClearBlueSky
(ISLAM is the problem. ISLAM is the enemy of civilization.)
To: Magnum44
Not only a great talent, but a good person.
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:32:47 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: miss marmelstein
....well, they used to be.
:)
Thank You
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:34:53 AM PDT
by
mowowie
To: dfwgator
That’s the song that popped in my head first. Love SD!
To: Magnum44
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posted on
08/16/2018 7:38:38 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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