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Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul
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Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. On January 3, 1987 she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Ha
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Aretha Franklin is a national treasure and a pioneer, not just in soul music, but ... in a social context. Her legacy is one-of-a-kind, and to see her live is a moment you won't soon forget.
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Aretha Franklin's voice is one of the glories of American music. Lithe and sultry, assertive and caressing, knowing and luxuriant, her singing melts down any divisions between gospel, soul, jazz and rock, bringing an improvisatory spirit even to the most cut-and-dried pop material.
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Cole reinvited the Franklin comparisons. She rolled out her current single -- a cover of Lady Soul's "Day Dreaming," complete with its signature sweet harmonies -- and even weaved lines from "Freeway of Love" into a vamp during "Pink Cadillac."
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