and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. david ritz has been called the ultra reader emperor of collaborations in the as-told-to world. he s written more than 53 book including biographies, novels, and what he calls collaborative autobiographies. he s written with some of music s greatest artists including ray charles, smokey robinson, etta james, b.b. king, buddy guy. the list goes on and. on this year alone he has four collaborations out working with the now new york time best selling joe perry new york times best selling so perry and tavis smiley with his book death of a kwing king about the last year in the life of dr. martin luther king jr. his fifth book is a biography titled respect: the life of aretha franklin, which earned rave reviews from the prestigious kirkus review. one of many rave reviews for all the work he s done, calling it, and i quote, an honest and genuinely respectful portrait of a true diva by a writer
underway within the next hour. we will take you there live momentarily. we re also monitoring another great in america, the life and legacy of aretha franklin and her ceremony. a five-hour long ceremony is getting under way in chicago. that s where we have fredricka whitfield. you can hear the activity overhead and see the sea of people filing into the greater grace temple church where the funeral service for aretha franklin, the world s beloved queen of soul, will begin in just moments from now. what we have been able to see is besides the motorcade of pink cadillacs who have pulled up, a number of dignitaries and celebrities from the world of music, from sports, from the church, they have all been lining up to go inside the sanctuary there. 4,000 seat sanctuary. you can see it filling up. it will be a day of amazing speeches, eulogies and, of course, song. a former president, bill clinton, ariana grande to take to the podium there and deliver their eulogies in celebration
The blues legend is cruising into retirement with a headlining set at Chicago Blues Fest this weekend. But his influence on the city, and the genre, is undeniable.
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