Sad, sad news.
Chuck
She was one of the best and will be sadly missed, RIP Aretha.
I never fail at anything, I just succeed at doing things that never work....
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She was a special talent and will be missed. Thankfully we have her recordings.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
I agree with you Pops!
At least we have a large catalog of recordings!
Rest with R-E-S-P-E-C-T Lady Soul!
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
Like a thousand inspired soul sister choir singers rolled into one big giant talent. Here's one of my favorites with my hero Skydog on slide guitar. RIP Soul Sister you are missed.
Erie that this is the anniversary of Elvis' death.
key word is ' soul '.....doesn't seem to be a lot of that around in contemporary music anymore ...and nowhere close to what Aretha brought .
tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat today
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams
She had my respect.
Giving this another try.
grew up listing to her, the Supremes, temptations & the four Tops. RIP, you will be missed.
one of hte few artists whose importance can not be overstated. Of the living artists, she is as high, if not higher than McCartney, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, (I'd add David Grisman in this forum, but not others... no offence...)... Madonna, Beyonce, maybe Jimmy Page?
A rare breed, a rare talent, and a great loss. Vale
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Talent, yes, seemingly unlimited.
Also, work.
Aretha may have been the best American vocal musician of the past fifty years. (And she could play a mean piano too.) However powerful her voice, however pleasing her timbre, however tasteful her backing arrangements, her phrasing is what awes.
That 4 octave voice was powered by one heck of a heart, which was certainly acquainted with the blues. Aretha, Ray, Louis Armstrong - American National Treasures.
Clark Beavans
So Soulful!
A true talent!
A great loss to all......
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