Monthly Archives: January 2014

Sunday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

Posted on January 26, 2014 by rikyrah

We will end this week with The Queen of Soul bringing the gospel.

Posted in Music, Open Thread, POTUS | Tagged , , , , , | 20 Comments

Saturday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

Posted on January 25, 2014 by rikyrah

More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin.  

Posted in Uncategorized | 49 Comments

Friday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

Posted on January 24, 2014 by rikyrah

More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Music style and image Franklin has often been described as a great singer and musician due to “vocal flexibility, interpretive intelligence, skillful piano-playing, her ear, her experience.”[29] Franklin’s voice has been described … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 30 Comments

Thursday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rikyrah

More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Later years In 1980, Franklin signed with Clive Davis’ Arista Records and that same year, gave a command performance at the Royal Albert Hall in front of Queen Elizabeth. Aretha also made … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 84 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

Posted on January 22, 2014 by rikyrah

More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Commercial success In January 1967, choosing not to renew her Columbia contract after six years with the company, Franklin signed to Atlantic Records. That month, Aretha traveled to Muscle Shoals, Alabama to … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 59 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

Posted on January 21, 2014 by rikyrah

More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Early life Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Barbara (née) Siggers and Clarence LaVaughn Franklin. Her father, who went by the nickname, “C. L.”, was an itinerant … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 82 Comments

Monday Open Thread | Aretha Franklin Week

Posted on January 20, 2014 by rikyrah

This week will be devoted to the Queen of Soul. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 14 Comments

Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

Posted on January 20, 2014 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in Black History, Civil Rights, Democracy, discrimination, History, Honor, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Photos, Police bruality, Racism, Tribute | Tagged , , | 54 Comments

Sunday Open Thread |East St. Louis Gospelettes

Posted on January 19, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The East St. Louis Gospelettes featuring Francis Moore

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Gospel, Inspiration, News, Politics, Praise, Spirituality, Worship | Tagged , , , | 39 Comments

Saturday Open Thread| Slow Jams | Anita Baker

Posted on January 18, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. Starting her career in the late-1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker eventually released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. Baker rose to stardom following the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Music, News, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , | 67 Comments