RIP Aretha Franklin - Queen of Soul

[allezfred]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna822841

 

[katmari]

RIP Aretha

RESPECT

 

[easilydistracte]

RIP Queen of Soul

"I Say a Little Prayer":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBbyglq37E

 

[skatesindreams]

Her many gifts were a blessing to the world.
Thank you, dear "Queen of Soul".
RIP

 

[Buzz]

I almost cried on the subway after reading this. May she Rest In Peace.

 

[ilovepaydays]

RIP Aretha.

Aretha Franklin at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors

I think she was about 73 here. It’s insane how great she still was.

 

[MR-FAN]

RIP Aretha.

Aretha Franklin at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors

I think she was about 73 here. It’s insane how great she still was.

This performance is everything.

RIP

 

[Veronika]

She was AMAZING!!! Rest in peace.

 

[Catherine M]

Just watched the scene Aretha did in "Blues Brothers" and teary through the whole clip.

Hopefully she's singing a duet somewhere nice with Elvis, who also died on this day.

 

[skatesindreams]

Appreciation, by the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/obituaries/aretha-franklin-dead.html

 

[genevieve]

RIP Aretha.

Aretha Franklin at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors

I think she was about 73 here. It’s insane how great she still was.

Playing piano in a floor length fur coat. Mad respect

RIP Queen of Soul

ETA: gorgeous version of A Change is Gonna Come

 

[FiveRinger]

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.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Rest in peace, Aretha Franklin.

 

[Rob]

 

[skatemomaz]

The audio version of this story on NPR had me bawling my eyes out in my work parking lot. The print version reads well, but try to listen to the audio. It's interspersed with her singing and is magical.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/532687119/aretha-franklin-the-queen-of-soul-dead-at-76

 

[Lorac]

Aretha Franklin was a true legend. Her voice was sublime. RIP Aretha - you were a Goddess.

 

[skatesindreams]

Another worthy appreciation:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/opinions/listen-at-her-aretha-franklin-gene-seymour/index.html

 

[kittyjake5]

Rest In Peace Aretha.

 

[allezfred]

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”

 

[skatesindreams]

Aretha Franklin at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors

Stupendous; and what wonderful reactions from everyone!

 

[katmari]

Barack Obama's tribute to Aretha:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmi_j-1niwI/?taken-by=barackobama

 

[Jot the Dot Dot]

Rare occasion where you can say one singer defined and dominated the genre for so many years.

 

[PeterG]

Aretha left us so much good music!

She's well known for her late 60's/early 70's releases, as well as her comeback album in the 80's. But in the late 70's early 80's, she continued to make great music. Some of my favourites from this time:

Aretha Franklin - Come To Me

- Incredibly passionate, soulful ballad.

Aretha Franklin - I Can't Turn You Loose

- Tear. It. UP!!!!!

Aretha Franklin - Just My Daydream

- Light as air, wonderfully written by Smokey Robinson

Kind Of Man

- Powerful song, lyrically, vocally, melodically and production-wise. Written by...Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin - Every Girl Wants My Guy

- written and produced by Luther Vandross. Bonus: Includes Luther's backing vocals.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

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

 

[Simone411]

Rest in Peace, Aretha Franklin.

 

[annie720]

The audio version of this story on NPR had me bawling my eyes out in my work parking lot. The print version reads well, but try to listen to the audio. It's interspersed with her singing and is magical.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/532687119/aretha-franklin-the-queen-of-soul-dead-at-76

I don't know if this was the same thing, but my CO NPR station played an interview this afternoon that first aired in 1999. It was fantastic! I kept driving around in circles so I could hear it all. I loved the clip from one of her father's sermons. He was quite the performer himself.

RIP Aretha.

 

[skatemomaz]

I don't know if this was the same thing, but my CO NPR station played an interview this afternoon that first aired in 1999. It was fantastic! I kept driving around in circles so I could hear it all. I loved the clip from one of her father's sermons. He was quite the performer himself.

RIP Aretha.

I think you listened to a clip of the Fresh Air interview. This one is a remembrance of her life. Both are great stories.

 

[skatingfan5]

I think you listened to a clip of the Fresh Air interview. This one is a remembrance of her life. Both are great stories.

I listened to the Fresh Air interview which was done in 1999. Many song clips (nearly complete songs of most). There was also a recording of 14 year old Aretha singing "Precious Lord" during a service in her father's church -- my throat tightened and I teared up at the power, emotion, and soul in her young voice. Rest in Peace, Ms. Franklin, you will always reign as the Queen of Soul.

 

[PeterG]

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.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Jeff Buttle tweeted:

A legend! A star! She always sang like an angel and now she lives amongst them. RIP Aretha.​

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Link to the 1999 Fresh Air interview:
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/638355847/aretha-franklin-the-fresh-air-interview