This is what the late [[also great) Billy Preston had to say about her:
This is what the late [[also great) Billy Preston had to say about her:
I love that quote. It says it all. PS sansradio. I saw you all on tv!
My mama talking about going to Detroit for the Queen festivities. I'm seriously contemplating going along. As someone said already, it's like a family member has passed on. Aretha's family should hire extra security because they'll surely be upset to find me squeezing in with Aretha's family in the limo on the way to the funeral and sitting in the front pew at the church like I belong there. I don't belong, but I feel like I do. Lol
Not many singers give me goose bumps but Aretha did, no one can match her amazing vocals, a one of a kind, God Bless Her.
Rest in peace Aretha.
It has warmed my heart to see all the love the Queen is getting all around the world. Most of the UK's national newspapers have paid tribute... just look at this wonderful front page...
Does Trump have to ruin everything?
I've been listening to Aretha's latest last album, the one with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and I absolutely love it. I'm so glad that it was released before she passed... does anyone know what the Queen herself thought of it?
Last edited by TomatoTom123; 08-17-2018 at 06:13 PM.
Here is information on the services for Aretha; public and private. :'[[ You have to put this link in your browser.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2018/08/17/public-viewing-private-services-aretha-franklin/1022665002/
Aretha's last interview with Rolling Stone Magazine:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...erview-712726/
aretha will live on endlessly we lost a big icon. Yes i bought respect and many other records from 67 on i even got a columbia recording of her early 60s releases. Then rock steady ushered in t 70s. And jump to it t 80s. Aretha r.i.p music industry wwill never be the same
Like they said about Anita Mui when she died being the "daughter of Hong Kong", I feel in my mind that Aretha was the "daughter of Detroit".
No other Detroit-reared [[as opposed to Detroit-born lol) celebrity held that city up high as much as Queen Ree. True she was born in Memphis but she truly was a Detroit homegirl.
Hi all,
Here are a couple of clips with Gene Simmons [[Kiss) sharing his memories about the impact Aretha had on him [[and society) after he immigrated to the U.S. from Israel. He also mentions how warm and gracious she was when he called her out of the blue to suggest doing a duet with Diana Ross.
HLN News -Tribute To Aretha Franklin : Gene Simmons with Christi Paul 8/16/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4I_3dOCV88
CNN International – Gene Simmons on Aretha Franklin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EuFX2X8gXo
Last edited by dylan; 08-19-2018 at 04:46 PM. Reason: typos
Shows you the impact Aretha left behind if GENE SIMMONS actually waxes poetically about you!
I was reading how many awards and chart successes she accumulated over her career. Writer-producer-musician-arranger. She did it all.
I've been keeping up on all this Aretha stuff. It's just that there isn't much else to say. But, I am floored by the response there has been to her passing. Even nightclubs are playing her music! That says a LOT!
From today's Detroit Free Press:
Aretha Franklin's funeral will be a star-studded musical affair: Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ronald Isley, Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson are among the singers who will perform at the Aug. 31 service in Detroit.
Fantasia, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, the Clark Sisters and Jennifer Holliday are also on tap to perform, Franklin's family announced Thursday. The full list of 19 performers is below.
Franklin's funeral will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 31 at Greater Grace Temple on Detroit's west side. It is expected to draw a host of dignitaries and celebrities from across the entertainment spectrum.
Bishop Charles H. Ellis III of Greater Grace will officiate, with the Rev. Robert Smith Jr. of Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church as co-officiant. The eulogy will be delivered by the Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. of Atlanta's Salem Baptist Church.
At this point, the funeral is private, but some public seating ultimately may be made available.
Note: While there could be some crossover, the performers named for the funeral service are distinct from the lineup that will play the just-announced Chene Park tribute show on Aug. 30. That list of performers has not been released.
Singers scheduled for Aretha Franklin's funeral:
Stevie Wonder
Faith Hill
Ronald Isley
Chaka Khan
Fantasia
Jennifer Hudson
Yolanda Adams
Shirley Caesar
The Clark Sisters
Jennifer Holliday
Tasha Cobbs-Leonard
Marvin Sapp
The Williams Brothers
Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Audrey DuBois Harris
Alice McAllister Tillman
Edward Franklin
Aretha Franklin Orchestra
Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir
Norman Thrasher musician, friend of Aretha Franklin
I’m seeing reports that she’s preparing for transition! Praying for the best, and preparing for the worst! No matter when more, it will always be too soon for me!
Bookmarks