woman had on all of us. we must find joy in her continuing ability through her recordings, videos, to connect with one another, especially with those we love with her music and the unique way she described so much of what we all experience. now, i m going to end by paraphrasing words from what is probably my favorite aretha franklin song. she won t call anymore and we ll sit and wait in vain, our love is true and it s all for you. aretha franklin. rest in peace, my queen. [ applause ] we just watched the former attorney general, eric holder there. senator debby stabenow speaking there. what a day this is in america. i m brooke baldwin. we are going take you through it
continuing ability through her recordings, her videos to connect with one another, especially with those that we love with her music and the unique way in which she described so much of what we all experience. i m going to end by paraphrasing words from what is probably my favorite aretha franklin song. though she won t call anymore and we ll sit and wait in vain, our love is true and it s all for you. aretha franklin, rest in peace, my queen. [ applause ] isn t this is a wonderful day to have the honor for all of us to be able to be here to celebrate and remember an incredible woman and an incredible life. sad, but joyful today.
has a favorite and influential aretha franklin song. absolutely. and you know, it s obvious how beloved she is, when you look at all the tributes that are pouring in, from contemporaries like elton john, all the way to arianna grande, who, of course, is much younger. aretha franklin is a woman who recorded her first album when she was 14 years old. and like many african-american singers, she started in the church. her father was a famous gospel singer and a pastor. and she was as beloved for her gospel music as she was for her secular music. and just the power of her voice, we hear it right here. she was an amazing, amazing singer, and there was so much pain and rich and depth to her voice. you couldn t help but love her. she started in gospel and went to pop and there were times when she returned to gospel and released albums and that quality stayed in her voice throughout her music, through those years. absolutely. and we allowed her to go back and forth. she could sing any gen
been like a bird without wings. it seems like her impact on civil rights can t be understated. the civil rights movement in this country can t be understated. her career totally changes in 1967, right. she has a career with columbia records for about seven years before that, right. they know huh to use her voice and her instrument properly. that s where you start to get all these hits. she s ascending with all these hits that will live forever. when black folksters are street, demanding more. there s an interesting dove tail when she reef reaches her heig when the civil rights movement is really on fire. my favorite aretha franklin song, probably the favorite of most, respect. not just an anthem for people who look like us, generations later it would be arguably one