Why has Barbara Amiel got her claws out? Because her press mogul husband, Conrad Black, fell from grace and she’s going to stand by him through thick and thin. Not to be missed, she’ll be appearing at Cliveden Literary Festival this October, tickets – selling like hot cakes – are on sale now
Aretha Franklin: Preacher’s Daughter
Aretha Franklin, born a musical prodigy, was nurtured by her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, and his numerous houseguests of gospel and R&B renown.
Our recent glimpse of Tony Scherman’s biography in progress, I Gave My Heart and Soul to You: The Triumph of Aretha Franklin, told the story of how, when, where, and with whom one of 20th-century pop music’s towering geniuses recorded her signature song, “Respect”. This second excerpt takes us back to Genesis, as it were. “Aretha: Preacher’s Daughter” tells the story, in-depth, of a little girl’s immersion in the music of the Baptist Church.
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