Serendipity SOUL-Thursday Open Thread
Happy Thursday, Everybody! The Dr. is in the house.
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Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is adept at jazz,...
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This week will be devoted to the Queen of Soul. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L....
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More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Early life Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Barbara (née) Siggers and Clarence LaVaughn Franklin. Her father, who went...
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More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Commercial success In January 1967, choosing not to renew her Columbia contract after six years with the company, Franklin signed to Atlantic Records. That...
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More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Later years In 1980, Franklin signed with Clive Davis’ Arista Records and that same year, gave a command performance at the Royal Albert Hall in front of...
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More from The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Music style and image Franklin has often been described as a great singer and musician due to “vocal flexibility, interpretive intelligence, skillful...
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We will end this week with The Queen of Soul bringing the gospel.
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It’s HUMP DAY! Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin
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