RIP Aretha

Tributes have been paid this week to Aretha Franklin, who has passed away at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Aretha Franklin

 

The undisputed Queen of Soul appealed to music fans across the generations and genres and celebrities as diverse as Lady Gaga and Paul McCartney have been paying tribute.

With a unique voice and skill for piano, Aretha was also an icon for feminism and the civil rights movement. Her songs were so full of passion, she even made a President cry. After witnessing her perform Natural Woman in 2015, Barack Obama said: “American history wells up when Aretha sings. Nobody embodies more fully the connection between the African-American spiritual, the blues, R&B, rock and roll – the way that hardship and sorrow were transformed into something full of beauty and vitality and hope.”

Rest in peace Aretha and thanks for the inspiration. 


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RIP Aretha

Tributes have been paid this week to Aretha Franklin, who has passed away at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Aretha Franklin

 

The undisputed Queen of Soul appealed to music fans across the generations and genres and celebrities as diverse as Lady Gaga and Paul McCartney have been paying tribute.

With a unique voice and skill for piano, Aretha was also an icon for feminism and the civil rights movement. Her songs were so full of passion, she even made a President cry. After witnessing her perform Natural Woman in 2015, Barack Obama said: “American history wells up when Aretha sings. Nobody embodies more fully the connection between the African-American spiritual, the blues, R&B, rock and roll – the way that hardship and sorrow were transformed into something full of beauty and vitality and hope.”

Rest in peace Aretha and thanks for the inspiration. 


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