RIP Aretha

[RicInOR]

78 Hits, 18 Grammy's, at home, after a battle with cancer.

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/08/16/aretha-franklin-dies/309137002/

Live Blog | August 16, 2018 10:17:19

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[Andy54Hawken]

Damn...
An artist for sure.
If you want to treat your ears...Listen to her work with Duane Allman "The Weight"...
Andy

 

[GOG]

She was a great talent. Rest in peace.

 

[Mister Bisley]

Gonna blast some Aretha on vinyl this morning. RIP

 

[WAYNO]

I can watch her in the cafe scene in Blues Brothers over and over, and I have. She was tremendous.

I am sorry she is gone.

May she Rest in Peace.

 

[Connor Murphy]

I can watch her in the cafe scene in Blues Brothers over and over, and I have. She was tremendous.

I am sorry she is gone.

May she Rest in Peace.

Exactly.

 

[cigars]

She really set the standard for belting a tune. She was a unique and amazing talent. RIP.

 

[UserNameInUse]

My own favorite.

Aretha Franklin's version of Ben E King's "Don't Play That Song".

 

[RicInOR]

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[Mister Bisley]

I've really been enjoying the celebration of the life of Aretha the last two days. Reading about her here, hearing her all over the radio and all around town has been great. Looks like the world is sending her off something proper.

I listen to a lot of KMHD 89.1 and it's been fun listening to all the hosts recollect on how Aretha has played a role in their love for music and sharing those experiences over the air. Every Friday, there is a show from 4-6, called Soulful Strut and they always play some Blues, rare Soul and R&B...great show. Anyway, today for the entire last hour of the show, they played Aretha:Live at the Fillmore West, released May 19,1971 and it was AMAZING! Special guest, Ray Charles and all. Highly recommend it for any fan of Soul.

 

[CountryGent]

RIP Aretha. One of the greatest. The smurfy sidekick and I watched The Blues Brothers in honor last night.

 

[Ramjet12]

FYI, she died on the 80th anniversary of Robert Johnson's death. Yeah, I looked it up.

 

[Mister Bisley]

FYI, she died on the 80th anniversary of Robert Johnson's death. Yeah, I looked it up.

Also happened to be the same day that Elvis Presley died too

 

[RicInOR]

Photos: The Queen of Soul's Amazing Career

 

[Mister Bisley]

I've really been enjoying the celebration of the life of Aretha the last two days. Reading about her here, hearing her all over the radio and all around town has been great. Looks like the world is sending her off something proper.

I listen to a lot of KMHD 89.1 and it's been fun listening to all the hosts recollect on how Aretha has played a role in their love for music and sharing those experiences over the air. Every Friday, there is a show from 4-6, called Soulful Strut and they always play some Blues, rare Soul and R&B...great show. Anyway, today for the entire last hour of the show, they played Aretha:Live at the Fillmore West, released May 19,1971 and it was AMAZING! Special guest, Ray Charles and all. Highly recommend it for any fan of Soul.

For any who are interested, I found out that the Aretha Live @ the Fillmore West is a produced album. I was surprised to see that it was on Spotify. I've listened to it a number of times the past few days.

 

[Mister Bisley]

Photos: The Queen of Soul's Amazing Career

This was great! There is a lot of apparent weight loss in the last 5-6 pictures. I wonder if that was the cancer or her just getting trim?

 

[RicInOR]

 

[Hybrid Slave]

Still the modern day "queen of soul", for sure. I chuckle when some of the younger generation, these days try to compare some of these whiny, but "ok" sounding, so called "divas" with the likes of Aretha... Mariah WHO? Jennifer whats her her face? Sheeee-****t . Aretha still has them all beat, just in humility alone.