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      08-16-2018, 01:04 PM   #1
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RiP Aretha Franklin

One of the greats

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45169609

Hope God gives you all the respect you deserve in heaven.
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I saw her live at company Holiday Party (back in late 80's) and she was amazing to see up close and personal. Unlike today you can actual hear her voice over the music and understand what she is singing.
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Just now switching through the random rubbish that infests my cable system, I came across someone playing video of Aretha singing gospel live. Such a voice, such a voice.
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Amen and thanks for all the great times listening while on the road.
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The Grand Dame of Soul is gone, R.I.P. with all my R E S P E C T
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She even made Obama shed a tear when she sang for him.
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She even made Obama shed a tear when she sang for him.
I remember this one when she sang in Kennedy Center Honors in 2015.
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My musical influences were set at an early age. My father used to play old Motown records and slap the headphones on me before I could even walk. I still have pictures of me as a baby laying on a blanket with those hunter green headphones on my giant head. There are a few voices that I can recall from that time and hers was definitely one that stood out.

Rest in peace to one of the greatest vocalists to ever grace the microphone. Truly a treasure.
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      08-17-2018, 07:35 AM   #14
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A consummate professional...cool story about her filling in for Luciano Pavarotti at the last minute during the 1998 grammys which was no easy task.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/...b02b415d765f8d

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As a student of music and a lifelong fan I can only give my deepest sympathies for arguably greatest voice I've ever heard. A voice that could bear pain and strife and get deep into your soul without even meaning to and take you to places that you never wanted to go...and she'd relish in the fact that her fans went there and could relate.

The greatest part about it all was that she stayed classy and dignified while doing so. Never any scandals, never any intentional disrespect to any of her peers(there were few peers), and just always a classy person. Her shady moments, albeit rare, were pure gold.

The world and all of music mourns her passing, especially those of us who went to her music at especially tough times in life...because we knew that she'd probably been thru it and had most likely sang about it enough to have cried many rivers.

It's gna feel weird knowing that she's not coming out with more music because she's such a staple in life, my life, that every few years I could expect a release of some sort.

I discovered her when I was just a budding car enthusiast and heard the lyrics "city traffic's moving way too slow, drop the pedal and GO!" on the radio as a wee lad on a road trip with my Mother on one of our many interstate trips and I remember telling my Mom in her Turbo Buick Grand National Regal to "go faster, the lady in the song says go fast!" Lol. Mom then explained to me what the 'Turbo' and 'Overboost' gauges were (NC to Delaware, to MA, to PA, and back home).

Only a legend could do two legendary performance in the same night on different shows. She did Letterman with her new HIT single 'A Rose is still a Rose...




And in the same night fill in for the also legendary Pavarotti with 'Nessun Dorma' in moments notice and bring down the HOUSE!



Truly a legend who's talent will be missed the world OVER. RIP Miss. Franklin
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Miss. Franklin knew how to treat her man and I took lessons. My friends joked during my first marriage that "you are DEDICATED to THAT man hunny!" I learned from the best...

"Gurl...cant talk to ya now, I got Love to get!
When my baby calls I gotta "Jump to it!"
I'm in a hurry, there's Love to get!
When my baby calls I "jump, jump, jump to it!"

Damn...RIP Miss. Franklin. Thanks for the music and life lessons ;(



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