"Queen Of Soul" Aretha Franklin dies at age 76

[stingbeelee]

Jay Z and Beyonce dedicated their Detroit show on Monday to Aretha. DJ Khalid played songs for the crowd beforehand. He also told the crowd about Aretha and played 'Respect'
The over 50,000 crowd SANG RESPECT OUT LOUD. This was tweens, teenagers, twenty something year olds and thirty year olds. And it looked to me that all of them knew the words. This is a 50+ year old song! I've worked with kids in Detroit for 40+ years. There are only a few songs that people from 10 to 80 know. 'Respect' is one. 'My Girl' is another. 'Ain't no mountain high enough [[Marvin/Tammi)'. If I do the hand signal, the kids know 'Stop! In the Name of Love'. There is only one artist that I can remember where 5 generations of my family had their records at the same time, and that's Aretha. Even when Michael J was at his peak, my great-great aunt and grandmother did not want nor buy his records. Only Aretha spanned the generations. My great-great aunt had her records, my grandmother had her records, my Mother had her records, I had her records and my little niece danced and sang to her records. Long live the Queen!

[woodward]

There were reports that a prayer vigil was to be held from 2 PM to 4 PM Tuesday [[8/14)
at the north side of the White House in Washington, DC. I have not heard or seen any article indicating it actually took place. If and when it does, I am positive the President
will not participate.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

There were reports that a prayer vigil was to be held from 2 PM to 4 PM Tuesday [[8/14)
at the north side of the White House in Washington, DC. I have not heard or seen any article indicating it actually took place. If and when it does, I am positive the President
will not participate.

He won't. And if he did, his response would be a freakin tweet.

[midnightman]

He won't. And if he did, his response would be a freakin tweet.

Why are we so concerned about what that nitwit says? He's irrelevant. LOL

[franjoy56]

Jay Z and Beyonce dedicated their Detroit show on Monday to Aretha. DJ Khalid played songs for the crowd beforehand. He also told the crowd about Aretha and played 'Respect'
The over 50,000 crowd SANG RESPECT OUT LOUD. This was tweens, teenagers, twenty something year olds and thirty year olds. And it looked to me that all of them knew the words. This is a 50+ year old song! I've worked with kids in Detroit for 40+ years. There are only a few songs that people from 10 to 80 know. 'Respect' is one. 'My Girl' is another. 'Ain't no mountain high enough [[Marvin/Tammi)'. If I do the hand signal, the kids know 'Stop! In the Name of Love'. There is only one artist that I can remember where 5 generations of my family had their records at the same time, and that's Aretha. Even when Michael J was at his peak, my great-great aunt and grandmother did not want nor buy his records. Only Aretha spanned the generations. My great-great aunt had her records, my grandmother had her records, my Mother had her records, I had her records and my little niece danced and sang to her records. Long live the Queen!

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

[marv2]

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

Nope, it will never be the same now Fran. We have witnessed a true end to an era. There will never be in our lifetimes another as talented and as long lasting as Aretha Franklin. They has not been one since she first came along.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

Nope, it will never be the same now Fran. We have witnessed a true end to an era. There will never be in our lifetimes another as talented and as long lasting as Aretha Franklin. They has not been one since she first came along.

You are so correct Marv. There's a reason why she was voted the "Greatest Singer" in history.

[detmotownguy]

I was reading how many awards and chart successes she accumulated over her career. Writer-producer-musician-arranger. She did it all.