but we put a tribute on to her in 2011 and honored her as american music master. had the privilege of leading the team that put that together. she attended and was part of the celebration. i will never forget it. tell me what you won t forget about that. the quality of the performances by the people who honored her, people like dennis cissy houston who sang backup with her for years. we had eric holder who wanted to attends a guest, the attorney general was so reflective of aretha s civil rights impact and commitments which so many of the guests this morning have talked about. she attended and watched the show. she hadn t planned to perform. she came up at the end of the night and after seeing so many people sing her music, the great gospel star who represented her gospel years so well, aretha