Yank Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 Nooooooooo! As far as I'm concerned, she was the greatest female singer of all time. Her recordings are perfection. We'll never see the like again. 1 Quote
Chezz55 Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 Way way back around 1967/8, I was working in one of the coffee bars at Butlins, Clacton-on-Sea. There was a bright red Wurlitzer juke-box full of great songs, including R.E.S.P.E.C.T. which was played almost continually (along with Tramp by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas). Happy days. R.I.P. Aretha Franklin - Thankyou for giving so much musical pleasure to so many people. Quote
TheGreek Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 A loss to music. She lives on in our hearts and through her music. RIP Quote
LeftyP Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 I can still remember the first time I heard Aretha on the radio. I was at school and would be 16 years old. Standing in line waiting to go into the dinner hall (made of asbestos!) I was listening to Radio Caroline North on my little medium wave transistor radio. Bob Stewart played Aretha singing "I Ain't Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You". Life was never the same after that. Quote
NickD Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 I honestly can't think of a better voice. RIP. 1 Quote
silverfoxnik Posted August 19, 2018 Posted August 19, 2018 On 17/08/2018 at 18:12, NickD said: I honestly can't think of a better voice. RIP. +1 RIP Aretha Franklin. Another one of the truly great artists that will probably never be equalled.. She was top of a relatively recent Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of all time poll and this quote about her always sticks in my mind: “No one can copy her,” Jerry Wexler, Franklin’s legacy-defining Atlantic Records producer, memorably argued. “She’s all alone in her greatness.” Read More: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, Has Died | http://ultimateclassicrock.com/aretha-franklin-dead/?trackback=tsmclip Quote
Bluewine Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 On 16/08/2018 at 12:22, louisthebass said: Aretha was the greatest female Soul / Rhythm & Blues vocalist of our time. When they made the likes of Aretha & Otis Redding, they broke the mould... A once in a lifetime artist. I'm so lucky to have been the right age to grow up with her career and gift. By the way, ever heard this type of description, " she's the new Aretha" ? Well, there is no "new Aretha" and they'll never be one. Aretha, end of story. Blue 4 Quote
louisthebass Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 On 20/08/2018 at 01:51, Bluewine said: A once in a lifetime artist. I'm so lucky to have been the right age to grow up with her career and gift. By the way, ever heard this type of description, " she's the new Aretha" ? Well, there is no "new Aretha" and they'll never be one. Aretha, end of story. Blue Agreed - many have tried to emulate Aretha, but they didn't call her the "Queen of Soul" for nothing. So much Soul, Gospel, and passion in that voice... Quote
Bluewine Posted August 22, 2018 Posted August 22, 2018 On 21/08/2018 at 13:47, louisthebass said: Agreed - many have tried to emulate Aretha, but they didn't call her the "Queen of Soul" for nothing. So much Soul, Gospel, and passion in that voice... Big difference between being a great artist, being talented, being good and being born with a gift. Aretha Franklin is one of the few born with a gift. Poor quality but worth watching, she smoking on the Fender Rohdes. Blue 1 Quote
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