For those of you that don’t know her well, maybe you are too young...but check her out.
She was THE BEST female singer ever...not just a soul singer. She was the female Michael Jackson or Elvis. She infuenced everyone who came after her. Adele was in awe of her and heavily influenced by her. ‘Rolling in the Deep’ was Adele’s cover version of Aretha’s original song. Truly Aretha Franklin was ‘the voice’ and a lovely lady too...RIP.
This is my take - She was and will always remain In my mind as a Fabulous singer in the mould like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan were, and wlll always be remembered by those of us who played here in the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s in Concert Big bands - Jazz / Soul and Fusion Bands when we have backed such singers such as Her, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick & Gladys Night.
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