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Aretha Franklin: Respect

This tribute pays respect to the voice and life of Aretha Franklin, the singer behind hits such as I Say a Little Prayer and Respect, who died on 16 August 2018 aged 76.

This tribute pays respect to the voice and life of Aretha Franklin who died on Thursday at 76. The daughter of legendary preacher C.L. Franklin who hailed from the same Deep South as many of the blues legends, Aretha was raised in Detroit where her father preached at the New Bethel Baptist Church and where she grew up singing gospel. She had two children in her early teens, signed to Columbia in 1960 and her career ignited when she signed to Atlantic in 1967. Global hits such as I Say A Little Prayer and Respect then quickly established her as The Queen of Soul while her majestic delivery and regal presence made her an iconic figure in the emerging Civil Rights movement. Aretha enjoyed renewed success in the 1980s when collaborating with Luther Vandross, cameoing in The Blues Brothers and then duetting with the likes of Annie Lennox and George Michael. Franklin was the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and has sold over 75 million records. As recently as 2015 she stunned audiences at the with her extraordinary performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman in front of President Barack Obama and its co-writer Carole King at the Kennedy Center.

Contributors include Sir Tom Jones, Beverly Knight, Clarke Peters and Trevor Nelson.

29 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Aug 2022 00:15

Music Played

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

  • Aretha Franklin

    Chain Of Fools

  • Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

    Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

  • Blues Brothers

    Think

  • Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

    Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Tom Jones
Participant Beverley Knight
Participant Clarke Peters
Participant Trevor Nelson
Producer David Upshal

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