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The Queen of Soul
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God bless a most magnificent woman ...
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Talk about PURE GOLD, this is it, sadly we just lost Matt Guitar Murphy recently too
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thats a major bummer to hear. condolences to her family and friends
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https://youtu.be/STKkWj2WpWM
For sure THE QUEEN of soul, truly a legend in her own time. May she rest in peace.
I see that she was born March 25, 1942;
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Tremendous vocal range. http://therangeplace.boards.net/thread/1938/aretha-franklin
RIP.
She was truly a gift from the Gods.
I am not able to view the videos at work, but I think a couple of the videos above are from the movie "The Blues Brothers". That movie did so much to resurrect the careers of some music icons who were basically relegated to "oldies" status by then. So much incredible music and so many true musicians were introduced to a new generation of listeners.
Aretha Franklin was one of those who benefitted from her cameo performance in the movie. She was as good as ever, and solidified and extended her reign as the Queen of Soul. She was, is, and always will be a true music icon.
Bonus question: who makes up the music royalty? Ones I can think of:
Aretha Franklin - The Queen of Soul
James Brown - The Godfather of Soul (and the hardest working man is show business)
Elvis Presley - The King
Michael Jackson - The Prince of Pop
maybe can include Prince - he was, well, a prince, since that was his name
Sadly they are all gone. But none will be forgotten
RIP.
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Lord that lady could sing, she has always had my RESPECT.
She made us all Pips.
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Well for the bonus question,
I would add Whitney Houston, Johnny Cash, Mick Jagger (he does not have the same voice, but he and Keith sure know how to make great music, and Aretha sang their songs and played on stage with them), Barbara Streisand, Jimmy Hendriks, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, Ray Charles, and even for fun Nancy Sinatra and her father and many more.
Aretha had class, was able to stay above the hype and divisiveness of today, lived a great family life, and made absolutely great music. She was an inspiration to many. She deserves RESPECT.
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sorry, got my soul sisters mixed up. But, I'm still a Pip.
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I was 11 yrs young when this song hit the airwaves- love it. Always gives me a rush...can't help but crank it out every time...classiest of Soul, and why the Queen.
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Respect for sure.
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She was special! I had my 20th Birthday (8/23/1967) over in Vietnam...…..her songs were playing all day and night!
She was a special lady and truly the Queen!
That lady could bring it. She was the first Queen of Detroit.
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
and the MOST BEAUTIFUL VOICE
RIP our Queen of Soul 
and one more thing
R E S P E C T
My favorite, "Chain of Fools"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xroRNBvvF9M
One of my faves is "Think".
I remember her best for R E S P E C T and the sock it to me sock it to me sock it me. My condolences to her friends family and fans.
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I still remember buying my first QOS album back in 1967. She was a fantastic talent and pretty adept piano player as well. Did much in the battle to eliminate racism in this country as well. Two little played songs she recorded are "Call Me" and "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream".
Can't forget about, and I would add to your list, (Little) Stevie Wonder.
What an amazing talent and awesome human being... we are diminished.
RIP, Aretha...
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Aretha Franklin - Queen of Soul - Truly a National Treasure. Such a loss to the world of music and the United States. Her music crossed the barriers of borders, language and politics.
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I e-mailed my congressman and asked him to request that the USPS issue a commemorative stamp for Aretha Franklin. I am a stamp collector and I had thought that this had happened before, where a giant in the entertainment field was honored fairly quickly with a stamp. But I researched this last night and could find no entertainer who had. Usually, USPS will issue a stamp rather quickly after a President's death, but not entertainers. Exceptions I found to the Presidents were Eleanor Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson and Dag Hammarskjold (UN Secretary-General), they all had stamps issued fairly soon. The only entertainer I could find who was honored so quickly was about 50 years ago, when a Walt Disney stamp came out about 2 years after he died.
Agree....you left out Elvis
Funny - I had the same exact thought.
The rules used to be that a deceased president would get a stamp within one year of his passing, but anyone else had to wait at least 10 years, but that 10 year rule has been relaxed if not eliminated. If you check you will find that the Maya Angelou stamp was issued within a year or two of her passing.
So, bring on the Aretha stamp! The only question is whether or not it will be a single stamp showing a glamorous image from her younger days, or a mini-sheet with multiple images from throughout her career.
I think I will also write to my Congresscritter, as well as the Postmaster General and the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee. A stamp will be issued - it is just a question of when - so it might as well be sooner than later.
...and Gomer!
Yup, he could sing!
For those who are not afraid to create a snail mail letter, these are people who actually come up with and approve the ideas for stamp issues:
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 3300
Washington, DC 20260-3501
On a pure voice basis (well, ok great at many other aspects too), she was very much at the top of the game. I'd like to hear [spacey] Christina Aguilera do a tribute album or sing at her funeral. Too bad the latter is not quite IMO right upstairs but she might be able to do the best tribute of all the singers out there.
RIP 'Retha...
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There will be a Biopic of the QOS out next year. Jennifer Hudson will play the lead role of Aretha.
Always thought that Gladys Knight was the real Queen of Soul. Guess everything is up for debate.
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Sixteen bars into the first time I heard her voice on the radio, this nice Jewish boy from Trenton, NJ felt something opening up for me I had no idea was there. A force of Nature. RIP and thanks. :'(