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RIP Aretha Franklin, 76
« on: August 16, 2018, 02:29:25 PM »

Aretha Franklin, universally acclaimed as the “Queen of Soul” and one of America’s greatest singers
in any style, died on Thursday at her home in Detroit.  She was 76.  The cause was advanced pancreatic
cancer, her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/obituaries/aretha-franklin-dead.html
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Re: RIP Aretha Franklin, 76
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2018, 10:36:32 PM »
I watched a whole lot of the service.  Crazy stuff!
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Re: RIP Aretha Franklin, 76
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2018, 12:34:31 PM »
My go-to Aretha track.  Perhaps I'm also swayed by Chuck Rainey's incredible bass line:

https://youtu.be/bJZwcaWResA
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