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finnbow
08-16-2018, 09:17 AM
RIP. One of my fondest memories of the Queen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vet6AHmq3_s
Pio1980
08-16-2018, 09:34 AM
Aretha Franklin, The 'Queen Of Soul,' Dies At 76 http://n.pr/2shkNoz
bobabode
08-16-2018, 10:01 AM
Sad news. Rest in peace, Aretha Franklin. :(
JJIII
08-16-2018, 10:20 AM
Rest in Peace.
Pio1980
08-16-2018, 12:30 PM
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aretha-franklin-opera-1998-grammy_us_5b759309e4b02b415d765f8d?a
Rajoo
08-16-2018, 12:56 PM
RIP, a music icon and The Queen of Soul.
Chicks
08-16-2018, 01:40 PM
Barack Obama
@BarackObama
Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace.
finnbow
08-16-2018, 03:58 PM
The full Obama quote:

America has no royalty. But we do have a chance to earn something more enduring. Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, Aretha Franklin grew up performing gospel songs in her father’s congregation. For more than six decades since, every time she sang, we were all graced with a glimpse of the divine. Through her compositions and unmatched musicianship, Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human. And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance.
Aretha may have passed on to a better place, but the gift of her music remains to inspire us all. May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace. Michelle and I send our prayers and warmest sympathies to her family and all those moved by her song.

And the Dotard's abbreviated comment:

“She worked for me on numerous occasions."
Ike Bana
08-16-2018, 06:12 PM
Who but Aretha Franklin would be number one in the Rolling Stone list of greatest singers?

Ike's favorite...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvHBEQsHFAA
Dondilion
08-17-2018, 08:22 AM
RIP Aretha.
Oerets
08-17-2018, 11:43 AM
Loved her style and grace along with the music.

The music lives on.


RIP!
Ike Bana
08-18-2018, 12:40 PM
Trump: "She worked for me on many occasions."

To the rest of us she was miraculous. To the deranged animal she was the help.