The Queen of Soul is gone.
As long as I’ve been alive, Aretha Franklin was here.
I have heard so many folks say that they felt like Aretha Franklin was family.
I understand that. To me, like so many others, she’s Auntie Re. The Aunt that kept it real. The Aunt that could throw down. The Aunt that would tell you the truth – and, Auntie Re told you the truth through her songs.
Aretha Franklin was the soundtrack for Black woman. Didn’t matter what kind of Black woman you were, Aretha Franklin had a song, and an album for you. After all, she’s had a career that spanned 6 decades. She has sung with pretty much everyone who was anyone for the past 60 years in music, in front of the microphone and in the recording studio. She has known everyone in the music business.
Someone on the radio while I was going home said something so true…
As long as Aretha Franklin has been in music, did we ever hear negative stories about her? All we heard was about her graciousness, her professionalism, her realness. I think a lot of that has to do with her being from Detroit and never growing away from Detroit. Through good times, and bad, Aretha Franklin was Rev. Franklin’s daughter from Detroit.
There are so many moments that you can recall from her life. Being raised in the church, and who her father was, she was right in the middle of all the action of the Civil Rights Movement. She was an activist, and a Citizen of the World before that was a ‘thing’.
Your mother, grandmother, Aunties got you listening to Aretha Franklin. You listen to her music…but, it took getting older to understand what Aretha Franklin was telling you. As you got older, you understood the meaning of the lyrics. As you got older, your soul connected with her voice. I can remember when she first touched my soul…the song that made you play it over and over because you thought that Aretha Franklin was singing just to you.
I have loved to see the tributes to her. The stories. The pictures of her over the years. Aretha Franklin defined Black Beauty….the history of Black women and beauty can be seen through Aretha Franklin.
One hundred years…two hundred years from now…they will study Aretha Franklin…they will be listening to her music.
There is a reason why Rolling Stone named her the #1 Singer – period.
I’m not a writer. Just a fan. A fan who weeps. A fan who is so happy to have lived during her time.
Please share your favorite videos. Stories. Memories. Ways she touched you. How she spoke to you.
https://youtu.be/7k9XodsOdxU
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https://youtu.be/z-LZ_IxvNVM
Aretha Franklin: Freedom Fighter
https://www.thenation.com/article/aretha-franklin-musical-genius-truth-teller-freedom-fighter/
https://twitter.com/seabethree/status/1030527254131077126
https://twitter.com/seabethree/status/1030522595152670720
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https://twitter.com/WTOP/status/1030569869438332931
https://twitter.com/Essence/status/1030499603047694336
😄😄😄
https://youtu.be/zsAJiZbyfjY
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1030120644539830273
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/1030123869183594496
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1030215394437607425
https://twitter.com/pannlewis44/status/1030516583683301378
https://twitter.com/freep/status/1030405608418275328
So true😢😢😢
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https://twitter.com/freep/status/1030198764961579008
DO.RIGHT.WOMAN
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https://youtu.be/nXtSAp-MZ1o
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All HAIL the QUEEN.
https://twitter.com/itstonybennett/status/1030110028332716032
https://youtu.be/lqsS7bEV8jU
https://youtu.be/Fgzmxef0Vlc
Ametia, your beautiful tribute to Ms. Aretha Franklin has deeply touched my heart as you remembered her gifts and the truths she shared.
Rest in melodies, power, and peace, Ms. Aretha Franklin. You will live on in my heart!
Video: “Published on May 4, 2017
Aretha Franklin sings Amazing Grace Rev. James Cleveland on Piano”
https://youtu.be/SlTQJzZwBSY&rel=0
Hi yahtzee, I made template for this post.
RIKYRAH FILLED THE MOLD. ALLl thanks to Rikyrah.
Thanks for letting me know, Ametia.
Would you please let Rikyrah know how much I loved her post?
I will also try to let her know under one of her comments.
Thanks Yahtzee😊
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I love this SO MUCH!
I am deeply touched by this post, as I too, admired and adored Aretha.
Thank you for sharing.
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I know that’s RIGHT! LOL
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HA HA HA HA HA HA
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I remember this…
https://twitter.com/WWLTV/status/1030259307126894592
Lester Holt did a tribute to Aretha Franklin on the NBC Nightly News. He closed with this one.
I feel such sadness listening to her songs. They touch the soul.
https://twitter.com/freep/status/1030147847411429381
https://youtu.be/Ip_pjb5_fgA
https://twitter.com/PragObots/status/1030098488917471233
BWA HA HA HA
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LOL. And you bet FLOTUS made that clear for one & all, from JUMP.
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https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1030129396886249472
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Hollering
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https://twitter.com/MsPattiPatti/status/1030107947685306369
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https://twitter.com/seabethree/status/1030112455576506368
https://twitter.com/WillieNelson/status/1030119019028865026
Love this:
“She could turn any song into a hymn.”
https://twitter.com/ProfBlackistone/status/1030098668110729216
https://twitter.com/momma_coole/status/1030219764512116736
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RIP #QueenOfSoul
Aretha Franklin – Jump, Jump, Jump To It
https://twitter.com/cher/status/1030167539127607296
https://twitter.com/thecrisismag/status/1030099893543682048
https://twitter.com/danamo/status/1030108354641895424
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https://youtu.be/d-2I1JKwIzo
Thank you, Rikyrah.
https://twitter.com/JimCarrey/status/1030132449378856961
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1030117188282331137
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https://twitter.com/OneNOnlyDC/status/1030179352288415747
The Queen has left us. 😢😢😢😢😢
https://youtu.be/d-2I1JKwIzo
Thank you, Rikyrah.
https://twitter.com/NatashaOladokun/status/1030097000996462594
OOOh baby, what you done to me……………………🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
You make me feel so good inside!
https://twitter.com/NewBlackMan/status/1030093195944910848
https://youtu.be/sSrTucYd5IE
AIN’T NO WAY
#ArethaFranklin
Ain’t no way
For me to love you
If you won’t let me
It ain’t no way
For me to give you all you need
If you won’t let me
this is the first song that spoke to my soul
I love love Respect. Natural Woman speaks to my soul. *Goosebumps* OOOh baby, what you done to me………… when you’ve fallen so deeply in love. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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https://twitter.com/EricHolder/status/1030105685042913280
https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1030116893460443141
There is no “Formation” without “Respect.” David Remnick on Aretha Franklin’s legacy:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/04/aretha-franklins-american-soul?mbid=social_twitter
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1030125675229990912
Thread
https://twitter.com/DonCheadle/status/1030116058495995905
https://twitter.com/QuincyDJones/status/1030125961063280640
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1030103052966080513
Thank you Rikyrah for your wonderfully moving tribute to Ms. Aretha Franklin!!!