Aretha Franklin

...Come Dancing. My jaw dropped at the greatness of the woman. But most stars, even big stars, are not Beyonce. And they are not Aretha Franklin or John Lennon or Joe Strummer. The X Factor shows us that most stars are not touched by...

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...Saturday at downtown's Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center: an evening of tributes and scheduled performances by Aretha Franklin, the Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock. Motown founder Berry Gordy plans to...

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...should not retire with: "If I can't retire, neither should she." "She is part of the Franklin Club: Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Franklin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Benjamin Franklin, whom Jeanne knew personally," Pilson cracked. In her...

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...to his epic sounds. Love is the undisputed queen of the San Francisco soul and blues scene, with a repertoire that includes Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, melded with originals. Blues singer Diana Harris is another stunning...

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...the stage with Renata Tebaldi and Giuseppe di Stefano. 20 People Who Changed Black Music: Ray Charles & Aretha Franklin, the Standard Bearers Aretha Franklin is the undisputed Queen of Soul, but opera fans were bowled over when Franklin, a...

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...because it's located on the 45-square-mile U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Yes, yes, on his first workday after experiencing Aretha Franklin's inaugural hat, President Obama promised to close the prison at Guantanamo within one year.

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November 14, 2009: Soul diva ARETHA FRANKLIN threatened to pull out of her planned performance at the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary tribute - if organisers couldn't promise to shut off all ventilation at Madison Square...

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14 November 2009 01:36 ARETHA FRANKLIN - FUSSY FRANKLIN THREATENED TO PULL OUT OF HALL OF FAME SHOW OVER AIR ISSUE NEWS BY ARTIST ALPHABETICALLY Caption: Aretha Franklin (Picture) and guest the 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors -...

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The Queen of Soul herself has scheduled a performance in the nations oldest city next spring. Eighteen-time Grammy winner Aretha Franklin will perform Friday, March 19, at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 20, at 10 a.m.

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Franklin sang at a recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert Singers Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the musicians expected to perform at a Motown gala to mark the record label's 50th anniversary. The Detroit event on 21...

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