RIP - Aretha Franklin

@tuberculin, careful! I cried 25 years ago...and I’ll do it again, gosh darn it!

Aretha Franklin was a pretty, slender, young girl of 22 when I saw her at The 20 Grand, which was one of Detroit’s most famous night clubs. It was located at the intersection of 14th Street and Warren Avenue.

That’s a memory I will always treasure, her voice was as clear as mountain air, and it had a beautiful ringing resonance that seemed to be ringing just outside of my ear at that time.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja20WWg5r-o


These are pictures from 1960, and although that was 5 years later when I saw her, this is what she looked like.

Did you hear, Francisco Franco is still dead !!!

It might  be two years but its a great reason to put on some classic Aretha.Maybe Young Gifted and Black.

@spiritofradio -- thank you for sharing. The humor was not intended to belittle anyone or any memories. We have our own ways of paying tribute to our favorite artists. And sometimes humor, as long as it does’t cross over into the realm of vitriol, is just another means to an end. We have been rediscovering Aretha Franklin lately, and listening to some of her work (thanks to Qobuz) that previously flew under the radar.

Nevertheless, I apologize if this post caused any kind of inadvertent discomfort. Hoping for a speedy recovery for your dad.