Aretha Franklin - One Night With The King
This video was recorded at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on February 14, 2008 proving Aretha's still got her chops. When she sings "One night with the king changes everything" you know you are listening to music that changes the world.
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Aretha Franklin, a preacher's kid, began her gospel music career early.
Adept at the piano as well as having a gifted voice, Franklin became a child prodigy. By the age of fourteen, she signed a record deal with Checker Records, where her father recorded his sermons and gospel vocal recordings and issued Songs of Faith in 1956. Her earlier influences included Clara Ward and Mahalia Jackson, both of whom spent a lot of time in Aretha's home.
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Aretha Franklin's 1972 release, Amazing Grace, became the best selling Gospel album of all time. She released another Gospel CD in 1987, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.
Although she is known as The Queen Of Soul she also sings jazz, rock, blues, pop and gospel. She is best known for "Respect" and "Think", both huge hits later featured in the Blues Brothers movies where she played Matt "Guitar" Murphy's wife.
In 1999 President Clinton awarded her the National Medal of Arts. In 2005 George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Aretha's website is promoting her new CD, So Damn Happy
Here's some more Gospel tunes to get you going this Sunday morning.
Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples - O Happy Day
This one, an Opera song, is from her CD, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.
Aretha Franklin - Ave Maria (Live 1987)
Here she is singing a famous Gospel tune written by Lennon and McCartney.
Let It Be
Enjoy!
Thanks,
Hairy Larry