Tag Archives: Aretha Franklin

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Videos | Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of America’s Black Female Superstars

Posted on November 21, 2013 by rikyrah

Hat tip Yahtc! THANK YOU. Hope you enjoy the documentary series. And the FAN-TAB-U-LOUSNESS of these women cannot be DENIED

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Serendipity SOUL | Saturday Open Thread | Soul Train Performances

Posted on August 10, 2013 by rikyrah

Soul Train Saturday… ENJOY: Don Cornelius Grooving Down the Soul Train Line

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African American History | First African-American woman, and first woman, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Posted on February 10, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and pianist. In a recording career that has spanned over half a century, Franklin’s repertoire has included gospel, jazz, blues, R&B, pop, rock and funk. Franklin is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on November 11, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

“Oh Happy Day” is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching US #4 and UK #2 on the pop charts. It has since … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on April 1, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” — often called “The Negro National Hymn”, “The Negro National Anthem”, “The Black National Anthem”, or “The African-American National Anthem”— is a song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread

Posted on February 29, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. … Continue reading →

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