The descendants of the Africans brought in bondage to America (1619) have a Queen, her name is Dr. Aretha Louise Franklin! (honorary doctorates from Bethune Cookman University, Wayne State University, University of Detroit, Princeton University, Harvard University and Yale University) The Queen of Soul, winner of 18 Grammy Awards and recipient of 2 Grammy Honors, The Grammy Legend Award and The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Legend Award is now defunct, thereby making her one of only a few to earn both. Rest in peace 1942-2018. Those who do not know Dr. Franklin's history, should read it before commenting.
Watch some idiot post a comment and say she don't sound like she used to. They totally ignore that she's 76 years old. The fact that she's still singing to me is wonderful.
It was not only the fact that she was 76, but ill health as well. It was no secret that she was performing in between illness and treatments. She could still belt them out! Check out ehen she performed for obama.
She sounds great to me,she's just singing it in a different octaves. and every first song is always that first,everyone sings there song in a different way the next time,there meant to be sang different way everytime who so ever thing she sound different don't know anything about music.
I was sitting in the 5th fucking row (coming with my white ass from Frankfurt/Germany 2 see her, beside the candadian girls in an opera dress *wow* great row!!!) and I can tell you, she was a godess :-) Falling in love with her music again and again in this concert, blessed with her performance, her impressive charisma. I can tell that I don`t give a damn about anything else than "Aretha you became a part of my genetic code" :-D
And that's what made her the legend she is! She knew how to pull it back and push it forward when she needed to. That's the magic of Aretha. She had that kind of uncanny ability to interpret a song. It wasn't just about singing high notes, singing loud, or riffs to impress. She served the song, the lyrics!
“To make you laugh, I would be the fool for you”. And the rest is Commentary. RIP Our Dear Queen of Soul. You are in my Soul till my final day comes. Beyond Grateful for the Love you gave us in Glorious Song.
That's what made her so soulful. She when she sings she can take you on a musical journey with her. They didn't call her The Queen of Soul for nothing, honey she wore the crown proudly.👑
God Grace The Queen of Soul Never Let Her Love To The People Diminish. Alway Real and Natural and Herself. To The Magnificent End She Still Toured Because She Loved To Sing and Gave The Respect Back To All Who Loved Her. Even Though She was So Sick and battling Cancer, She Loved The World Who Loved Her. To The End The Queen of Soul gave All to Her Family and. The True Public that Loved Her. God is Good. He God gave and Blessed Us All With a Gifted Song Bird. Thank You God For The Gift of Ms Aretha Franklin. God Bless Your Family and always Comfort them. Peace Queen Precious Peace. My Favorite Female Singer in my Life. I love Many of My African American Singers,, but Aretha Frankin was my No. One. The List Goes on We are blessed with So Many Great Black Sisters! Whew! My List is Endless..... From Sarah Vaughn to Chaka Khan, Etta James to Dionne Warwick. From Ester Phillips to Carmen McRae. From Minnie Rippleton to Diana Ross. From Nancy Wilson to Betty Carter. From Ella Fitzgerald to Besty Smith, Carmen Awesome Lundy, To Rochelle Ferrell. From Tracy Chapman to Sade.. From Angie Stone to Fantasia and Alisha Keys. From Pattie Labelle to Envoge and The Pointer Sisters. From The Emotions to The Pointer Sisters. From Angie Bofil To Diannah Reeves... From Phillis Hymam to Gene Carnes ... From the Supremes to. The Marvellets. . From The Great Girl Group The Sharelles to The Emotions. From Underated Ms Evelyn Chanpayne King to. Joycelyn Brown... Donna Sommers to. My Fav... Vanilla Black Adopted By All African Americans! Since the day s h e came on the world set. African Americans always Accepted as our own V vanilla Child. Most did not know she was white Portuguese. She was The most Soulful Singer in her genre . And at that Time she was going with Rick James who produced her Ms Lady. TINA Marie. Lisa Standfield can sing Soul and Joss Stone. But None of Them Can Beat Tina Marie.. She is The Vanilla Soul.. Vanilla Soul amongst African Americans. Oh la la la.. Her Song. Dejivue. So nice. But there are So Many of Afican who are tired of this. Tgis could+ l d + be
LOVE THE QUEEN!!!!! A singer introduced to me as a child, I grew up IN Aretha Conservatory, lol. A singer thru my lifetime. She sounds good in spite of her illness, her years of smoking, etc. Background vocals are killing it too....I can bet it's Fonzi Thornton, Vaneese Thomas, maybe Tawatha Agee.......not all sure but that "sound" is them lol. LONG LIVE the Queen of Soul
Another treasure for this Aussie's Playlist, that l have had so much pleasure putting together over the last 5 days. Aretha's musical journey in chronological order - 1964 'till 2018 :- ru-vid.com/group/PLo0tzmnlxcWlCXunhplmNsR5pY50F8KUM
Don't you think she would if she could? The voice changes as you get older and she's 73 here. Not everyone can keep doing that with the voice as they get older, taking chest voice up as they did some 40 years ago. She's had to make adjustments over the years. Her upper register actually sounds much better these days and sounds pretty connected to her lower register than it did before. It can sometimes be very hazy when she goes back and forth between registers.
In today's time on a REALLY GOOD VOICE/VOCAL night Aretha has still got some strong pieces to her falsetto voice left. What I mean by that is the falsetto voice she had back in the late 90's some of those pieces are still there. It's small pieces but strong depending on how she puts it out, and also the same with her natural/chest voice as well. And in today's time on a "GOOD NIGHT" Aretha still has a good belting Scream, Holler, Yell left as well as 1 or 2 good high notes left. But again on a good night where she's not out of breath, not sick, not coming out on stage tired and weak, the A/C is off and the stars in the sky are lined up just right. Point is a really great awesome vocal performance happens at least 2 or 3 times a year from her. Everything else is questionable.
DRAG QUEENS ALWAYS TRYING TO CRITIQUE! WHAT THE FUCK IS A "chest voice"? IF you really listen to the records,you will see that she is NOT singing much different. YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT ARETHA CAN SING IN ANY RANGE SHE CHOOSES. YES,EVEN AT 75!
