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RIP Aretha
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In this age of mindless conformity Aretha was unique, a one off and irreplaceable.
RIP Aretha and thank you.
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She certainly was. I could listen to her all day. In fact, I'd been listening to her all week, leading up to the day of her demise, as it was clear she didn't have long. Watched countless You Tube of her afterwards - there's some great stuff on there. I didn't bother with the BBC 'tribute' last night, which seemed to consist of a few talking heads stating the obvious.
The best I read online, was the obit from Richard Williams, who has been very much moved, by the looks of his tweets.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/16/aretha-franklin-obituary
Right from that first Atlantic single, I Never Loved A Man, she was, without doubt, not only the Queen of Soul, but also invented it, giving it dimensions it never had before. Just one line in that song, 'Kiss me once again', in it's delivery and intent, has more potency than every single song, by anyone who tried (and failed) to emulate her.
Pretty good piano player, too...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGdkGpUCXZY
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Aretha Franklin earns posthumous Pulitzer prize
The Queen of Soul is now a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Aretha Franklin has been awarded a special citation honouring "her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades".
She becomes the 12th musician, and first female performer, to be given the citation - joining the likes of Bob Dylan, Scott Joplin and John Coltrane.
Franklin died of pancreatic cancer last August, aged 76.
During her career, the singer won 18 Grammys, had 17 top 10 US chart hits and became the first woman admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47946175
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