Aretha Franklin’s songwriter Dan Penn on “the best record she ever made”
It almost wasn’t made.
Aretha Franklin
Was Aretha Franklin the greatest vocalist of all time?
A powerful mezzo-soprano voice and a historical icon.
Aretha Franklin on the song that became “a mantra for the civil rights movement”
“Perhaps what people could not say, the record said it for them.”
The singer Aretha Franklin called one of “the great gospel luminaries”
Franklin pays homage to her gospel roots with a tribute to this icon.
Understanding the long-term feud between Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner
Both Turner and Franklin had immensely successful careers.
The moment John Lennon kissed David Bowie following an embarrassing Aretha Franklin encounter
“We pretty much got on like a house on fire after that.”
How Aretha Franklin coined a catchphrase with ‘Respect’
“The fervour in Aretha’s voice demanded that respect.”
