The singer died she was 76 and had been suffering from cancer and will look back at a career spanning 7 decades after this news update hello this is David Alston with the b.b.c. News the singer Aretha Franklin who was known as the Queen of Soul has died she was $76.00 and had been suffering from cancer in a career spanning half a century she had more than 20 hit singles including respect and I say total prayer as the daughter of a Baptist preacher Retha Franklin was inspired by the gospel music she sang in church she performed at the funeral of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King as well as the presidential or you know your ations of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama this report from Colin Potter s. Only Franklin set the blueprint on how female artists could take what began the church into the charts for gospel beginnings a starting point from which to combine spiritual passion with palm. Using sacred to convey universal emotions often love heartbreak and a belief in inner strength
K.v.a. And Hayes a service of High Plains Public Radio your business or organization can support Public Radio in your area by becoming a community sponsor and receiving frequent on air recognition for your support look under the support tab at h.p. P.r. Dot org for details. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Janine Herbst. Aretha Franklin has died the queen of soul had classics including think Natural Woman respect I say a little prayer and Chain of Fools and ears and power says Franklin was an inspiration for a generation of artists she worked with the greatest producers she collaborated with people like Curtis Mayfield you know she set the standard for someone like Stevie Wonder she has a lead for everyone for younger musicians all the way through her later recordings working with scrap legends like Andre 3000 of outcast Lauryn Hill Mary j. Blige they all turn to reset reactions are coming in from around the world Diana Ross tweeted I m sitting in prayer for the wonderful golde
Aretha Franklin has died the queen of soul had classics including think Natural Woman respect I say a little prayer and Chain of Fools and ears and power says Franklin was an inspiration for a generation of artists she worked with the greatest producers she collaborated with people like Curtis Mayfield you know she set the standard for someone like Stevie Wonder she has a lead for everyone for younger musicians all the way to her later recordings working with scrap legends like Andre 3000 of outcast Lauryn Hill Mary j. Blige they all turn to recent reactions are coming in from around the world Diana Ross tweeted I m sitting in prayer for the wonderful golden spirit Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand said it s difficult to conceive a world without her tweeting she was a uniquely brilliant singer whose commitment to civil rights made an impact on the world Aretha Franklin died at her home in Detroit this morning from pancreatic cancer at the age of $76.00 the bank and tax fraud trial
Retha Franklin she died earlier today she was 76 we ll listen back to my 999 interview with her we ll hear the stories behind some of her greatest recordings like respect she said the song s famous refrain sock it to me was a line she considered just a timely cliche some of the girls were saying that the fellows like sock it to me in this way or sock it to me in that way and nothing sexual and it s not sexual it was non-sexual just a cliche. Also talked about her formative years singing gospel music in the Baptist church where her father Reverend c.l. Franklin preached and Retha Franklin on Fresh Air. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Janine Herbst. Aretha Franklin has died the queen of soul had classics including think Natural Woman respect I say a little prayer and Chain of Fools and ears and power says Franklin was an inspiration for a generation of artists she worked with the greatest producers she collaborated with people like Curtis Mayfield you know she set the standard f
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