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.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
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“Aretha’s achievements in the late ‘60s were remarkable for any artist, but especially so for a black woman in the midst of the Civil Rights movement. She held the record for the most entries on the Hot 100 list of any female artist for nearly 40 years, only to be dethroned in 2017 by Nicki Minaj.”
How can they compare a woman who earned that through sheer talent and hard work to some modern strumpet who took the honor by having hardly any competition?
Rest in peace
RIP Queen of Soul.
Years ago, Ray Charles did the same thing at Red Rocks.
Ouch !
Really weird is that I have my mother’s hair :)
Thanks for that info. :)
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THANKS!
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Yep, the Sultan of Swat, the King of Rock and Roll, and the Queen of Soul on the same day.
Happy birthday anyway.
A great for a time when the racial animosity was at a low ebb in this country. I long for those “Motown” days.
Lately on my satellite radio I have been listening to the 70’s and Soul channels and they play a lot of Aretha’s songs and buy they bring back great memories.
Thanks for all the great music Aretha and may God Speed!!!!
Though she was from the same neighborhood, she never signed with Motown records, she went with Atlantic.............
Thank You :)
Yup that my life...
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