The publicist for Aretha Frankin says the Queen of Soul died Thursday in her home in Detroit. News broke earlier this week that beloved Aretha Franklin was gravely ill but surrounded by friends and family in her hometown of Detroit. Immediately fans took to social media to send their prayers and well wishes. Many celebrities also […]
Aretha Franklin intends to drastically reduce the frequency of her performances following the release of a new full-length in the fall. “I am retiring this year,” the singer told WDIV Local 4 in Detroit. “I will be recording, but this will be my last year in concert. This is it Franklin feels comfortable stepping away from active […]
Oh Yes its another Throwback Thursday and we look deep into the world of Gospel to find this classic inspirational song from Ms Aretha Franklin…Back then recordings we live in the church to capture the sights and sounds and this is one great recording…Here’s Aretha Franklin with Mary Don’t You Weep https://youtu.be/xIX6btGIn8w
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin went to Church when she sang the National Anthem for almost 5 minutes! Serenading the crowd at the Lions Stadium in Detroit where the Lions played the Minnesota Vikings on Thanksgiving Day. Twitter erupted with lots of “Hallejuah,” and “YAASSSS” and “sang it girl” but not all were happy about […]
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Oh Yes its another Throwback Thursday and we look deep into the world of Gospel to find this classic inspirational song from Ms Aretha Franklin…Back then recordings we live in the church to capture the sights and sounds and this is one great recording…Here’s Aretha Franklin with Mary Don’t You Weep https://youtu.be/xIX6btGIn8w
The Queen of Soul turns 74 today. Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tenn., but spent most of her childhood in Detroit. Though she never recorded for Motown, she undeniably was part of the legendary soul sound pumping out of the Motor City in the 1960s. Her father, C.L. Franklin, was […]
