Aretha Franklin
soul, blues, pop, and opera
with respect, bows head
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Her first R&B #1 hit and her first top 10 hit on the Billboard pop charts : I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Respect
When Luciano Pavarotti could not make the Grammys in 1998, she stepped in for him and sang Nessum Dorma
From her last album, Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
I found out Aretha passed when I was at Little Anthony’s Diner a couple days ago. They usually play a variety of 50’s music but they were playing only her songs from back in the day. There were so many that I had never heard before. I had forgotten how fabulous she was. I remembered buying her singles and listening to them back during my teens and twenties. Then I overheard someone in the next booth say she had passed that day, the 16th.
In Memoriam. With respect to an amazing diva who’s talent spanned decades. To Aretha Franklin.
a fan.
RDP #78 – RESPECT
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Books from Amazon:
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Making of a Soul Music Masterpiece  |
Aretha: From These Roots by Aretha Franklin and David Ritz  With refreshing candor, Aretha tells it like it is, the way she sees it, the way she lived it. (book blurb) |
ESSENCE Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul  Looks cool. Too bad it’s out of print |
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