RIP Aretha Franklin - Queen of Soul

[FiveRinger]

Just saw that ABC is running an hour long special about Franklin tonight at 8pm. I'm posting too late for the east coasters (sorry), but maybe some of you in other time zones can catch it.

Hopefully I can catch it on YouTube. I'm at work....thanks for the heads up!

 

[FiveRinger]

A coworker just shared with me that the following happened (because Queen Aretha and the Divine Patti are, you know...):

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...-of-patti-labelle_us_5b75bbcfe4b0182d49b1e165

Just despicable.....

 

[paskatefan]

RIP, Aretha

 

[Seerek]

In the English language, arguably the most accomplished and skilled female popular musician overall (combined singer + songwriter + instrumentalist) of the 20th century.

 

[skatesindreams]

An All-Star musical tribute was already planned for November.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/17/entertainment/aretha-franklin-clive-davis-tribute-concert/index.html

Funeral/memorial plans are being made; and TBA.

 

[Prancer]

I can't believe skating fans haven't posted this one yet.

Aretha Franklin sings "Nessun Dorma" at the Grammy Awards--last minute, no rehearsal, different key, "I can do that"

The producer remembers how it went down

 

[Cachoo]

Even when you know that it’s coming, it’s still a mighty blow. Aretha is an icon, the likes of which we won’t see again in this lifetime. RIP.

I agree: Like Ali she was a voice of a generation and I'm not sure any great voice now will have anything like the Civil Rights Movement and the Women's Right Movement that imbue her songs with so much meaning. I was watching her honor Carole King at the Kennedy Center Honors and I was amazed at the strength of her vocal at 70 plus. And to see Obama wipe tears away---she was so special.

 

[skatesindreams]

Funeral/memorial plans are being made; and TBA.

Her funeral will be held on Aug. 31, in Detroit; after a week of public remembrances.
I hope it will be televised.

 

[skatemomaz]

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/18/6396...ign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180818

This is a great story about Aretha’s performances of Bridge Over Troubled Water.
I never heard this but it is wonderful

 

[vgerdes]

I can't believe skating fans haven't posted this one yet.

Aretha Franklin sings "Nessun Dorma" at the Grammy Awards--last minute, no rehearsal, different key, "I can do that"

The producer remembers how it went down

I watched this live, as it happened. It was stunningly beautiful, IMO.

 

[loulou]

Let us all not forget that not only was she the Queen of Soul, she was also the Queen of Shade:

https://youtu.be/cnz2d8kVFU0

“Great gowns, beautiful gowns”

I'll miss her, very much.

"I don't know what audio tune is" "ridiculous". Oh, talent!

Further on: "I'm gonna pass on Nicki Minaj". She had the talent to speak her mind like that, and good for us.

 

[Vash01]

Sad news. RIP Aretha.

 

[aftershocks]

I'm sad at Aretha's passing. She was an amazing person, as well as a great singer. A legend in her own time. The Queen of Soul, and so much more! For those interested, Daphne Brooks, Ph.D. https://afamstudies.yale.edu/people/daphne-brooks, is working on a three-volume study about the music of 'black' female singers, including Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, et al. I attended an enlightening lecture that Brooks gave a few years ago on Aretha Franklin and the power of her creative voice. Here's an example of what that lecture was about:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...mbattled-black-women-and-transformed-a-nation
Also:
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/18/639644891/arethas-bridge
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/639234048/remembering-the-queen-of-soul
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-aretha-franklin-shaped-generations-of-music
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/04/aretha-franklins-american-soul

I heard someone speculate that Aretha's spirit was not quite ready to leave this earthly dimension, but her essence made peace with her body's battles and began preparing to pass on. I'm sure she is now singing on high in a celestial command performance. We are the lesser for her loss, but we are fortunate for all that she's left behind.

 

[Garden Kitty]

Chris Botta, a sports exec, posted a cute video on his twitter feed of the band at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace playing R E S P E C T this morning in tribute for Aretha.

 

[SHARPIE]

Chris Botta, a sports exec, posted a cute video on his twitter feed of the band at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace playing R E S P E C T this morning in tribute for Aretha.

http://www.ladbible.com/news/celebr...streets-for-aretha-franklins-funeral-20180831