365 Days of Aretha Franklin
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Essays on every song in Aretha Franklin's catalog. Celebrating the history of the Queen of Soul: historic performances, recording sessions, and more!
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They’re still talking about Aretha at the 1998 Grammy Awards.
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5 years ago today, Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter Victorie took a video of Aretha playing and singing “Nessun dorma.” It remains the last publicly released footage of Aretha.
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26 years ago today, with barely 8 minutes notice, Aretha Franklin stepped in for an ailing Pavarotti and performed “Nessun Dorma” at the Grammys.
Read the full history:
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55 years ago today, Aretha Franklin became the first Black female entertainer to grace the cover of
@TIME
.
As a result of the reporting, which Aretha took great issue with, it also marked a turning point in Aretha's relationship with the press. (THREAD)
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Watch Aretha Franklin give an impromptu performance of Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were” on The Phil Donahue Show in 1990.
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On this day in 2018, Aretha’s granddaughter Victorie took this video of Aretha singing “Nessun Dorma.” It’s the last publicly seen video of Aretha.
More on “Nessun Dorma”:
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NEW RARE AUDIO: Listen to a young Whitney Houston demolish Aretha Franklin’s classic “Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream” in 1985 at Sweetwater’s Club.
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What Aretha Franklin song is YOURS and YOURS ONLY?
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On this day in 1987, Aretha Franklin & George Michael released their
#1
, Grammy Award-winning duet, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)."
They performed the song together just once, during a Detroit stop of The Faith Tour in August 1988. And thankfully, a camera was rolling.
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Without saying "Respect," what's your favorite Aretha Franklin song(s)?
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Happy Anniversary to the legendary
@MariahCarey
!
What are your favorite Mariah songs?
In her 2020 memoir, Mariah said, "Aretha Franklin is my high bar and North Star... I listened to and learned from all of her."
Watch them tear up the stage at VH1 Divas Live in 1998:
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Rare clip of Aretha Franklin performing Monica's "Everything To Me" live in concert
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Happy Birthday
@aliciakeys
! She's been looking for footage of Aretha Franklin singing "You Don't Know My Name." Hopefully this audio from 2007 does the trick!
Full audio here:
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In 2005, Aretha Franklin performed the West Side Story classic "Somewhere" with Hugh Jackman at the
#TonyAwards
.
Full video:
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Watch newly unearthed footage of Aretha Franklin performing "When I Think About You" in 1977 on The Midnight Special! This is the only footage of Aretha performing this song currently online.
Full video:
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Happy Birthday to the one and only Ms.
@ChakaKhan
! Here she is with Aretha in the early 1990's.
What are your favorite Chaka songs?
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Happy Anniversary to the great
@MariahCarey
!
Mariah calls Aretha "my high bar and North Star. A masterful musician and mind bogglingly-gifted singer, who wouldn't let one genre confine or define her."
Watch them duet on "Chain Of Fools" at VH1 Divas Live:
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Today marks 5 years since the passing of Aretha Franklin. Her legacy and impact on music, and the world, remain untouchable.
What are your favorite Aretha songs, performances, moments, and/or memories?
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Happy Birthday to the singular Stevie Wonder!
What are your favorite Stevie songs?
Watch Stevie & Aretha perform "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" in 2006 and read more about this Steve-penned classic:
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Happy heavenly birthday to the great Phyllis Hyman, born 74th years ago today!
What are you favorite Phyllis records?
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On Thanksgiving Day 2016 (coincidentally also November 24!) Aretha Franklin performed the National Anthem at the Lions-Vikings game in Detroit. Her performance, dripping in the gospel tradition, lasted for so long that CBS had a bit of fun with it.
Watch:
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Happy Birthday to 'The Boss' Ms.
@DianaRoss
!
What are your favorite Diana songs?
Fun fact: In the 1980's
@genesimmons
of KISS tried to put together an Aretha-Diana duet!
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Let’s talk about it.
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Happy heavenly birthday to the gentle giant, Curtis Mayfield! Curtis produced two Aretha LPs: 1976's classic 'Sparkle' and 1978's 'Almighty Fire.' Aretha covered Curtis' 'The Makings of You' in 1994 and appeared on "Back To Living Again" on his final LP, 1996's 'New World Order.'
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Happy Heavenly Birthday the Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin!
Let’s celebrate Aretha today. What is your favorite Aretha moment; whether it be a song, a performance, or something else?
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On this day in 1942, Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, TN.
Drop your favorite Aretha: song, album, video, or gif!
This page launched 5 years ago today to celebrate her music: one song at a time. Over 100 song essays are live, & more to come!
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Aretha Franklin had Wendy Williams so gagged you can’t summarize it in just one clip.
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When Aretha got on on that piano…
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For the 30th anniversary of her album ‘Music Box,’
@MariahCarey
reveals that “Dreamlover” is her favorite song from the album, because Aretha Franklin liked it.
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Name an Aretha Franklin song that feels like therapy to you.
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Happy heavenly birthday to Lady T, Ms. Teena Marie!
Teena loved Aretha, and at a 2010 show she told a story about Aretha that was equal parts touching and hysterical.
What are your favorite Teena Marie songs?
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@Assfedish
Far from. There were many great moments in the 20 years that followed, perhaps most notably this:
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For a long time, I declined many interviews because I did not trust certain journalists.”
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26 years ago today, Aretha Franklin released 'A Rose Is Still A Rose.'
What are your favorite songs from 'Rose'?
Read about Ms. Lauryn Hill’s tremendous work on the title track, and the vocals Aretha re-recorded special for the dance mixes:
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On this day in 1998, Aretha Franklin appeared on The
@Rosie
Show. She performed "Here We Go Again" & "Freeway of Love," talked stepping in for Pavarotti at the Grammys, growing up in Detroit, fishing, and more!
Full interview & performances:
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TBT: Aretha Franklin performing in 1963. Look in the right corner, and you’ll see the legendary Mahalia Jackson watching her.
This might be the only publicly seen photo of Aretha and Mahalia.
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RIP Sarah Dash of the legendary LaBelle.
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Read more about Aretha's unexpected rendition of "Nessun Dorma." The story begins at the Waldorf Astoria a few days before the 1998 Grammy Awards, and stretches all the way to 2018: In the last publicly seen video of Aretha, she's singing "Nessun Dorma."
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Happy heavenly birthday to Rick James!
Here’s Aretha snapping a shot of Rick at the 1983 American Music Awards.
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Let’s talk about it.
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On this day in 1972, history was made when Aretha Franklin walked through the doors of the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, and recorded the first night of her 'Amazing Grace' LP.
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In Aretha: From These Roots, Aretha explained her issues. “Time became the main source of the false and thoughtless lies about my mother abandoning her children… (and) described alleged incidents between Ted White and myself, some of which were not reported accurately… (cont)
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On this day in 1968, Aretha continued work on 'Aretha Now' in NYC. She recorded "Night Time Is The Right Time, "The House That Jack Built," "Today I Sing The Blues" (which was saved for 'Soul '69), and a defining cover of "I Say A Little Prayer."
Essays:
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On this day in 1976, Aretha Franklin released 'Sparkle,' written and produced entirely by the Gentle Genius, Curtis Mayfield.
What's your favorite song from this classic LP?
Song essays:
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5 years ago today, the tremendous 'Amazing Grace' documentary made its world premiere at
@DOCNYCfest
.
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As we celebrate Diana Ross’ birthday today, watch Aretha Franklin do her best Diana during her impressions medley in the 1970’s!
Full videos:
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THREAD: Aretha released her Lauryn Hill-helmed single "A Rose Is Still A Rose" on this day, February 10, 1998. The song arrived with an arsenal of remixes, featuring re-sung vocals by Aretha (see below).
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35 years ago today Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston's duet "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" was released as a single!
There are so many version of the song that when 'Through The Storm' was reissued in 2014, they filled the entire 2nd disc!
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my own words were taken out of context and turned around to make the writer’s point. Due to the stature of Time, the mistakes were picked up by countless writers in the years ahead and reported as fact… (cont)
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to Aretha's big sister Erma Franklin!
Erma sang with Aretha and had her own solo career. She originated the classic "Piece of My Heart" in 1967, which got a new video & hit
#9
in the UK in 1992 thanks to a Levi's ad.
Full video:
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46 years ago today, Aretha Franklin released 'Almighty Fire.' Produced by Curtis Mayfield, the album has never been reissued.
What's your favorite song from this underrated LP?
Song essays:
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Happy Birthday to the legendary Stephanie Mills (
@PrettyMill1
)!!!
In 1996, Stephanie performed with Aretha in Detroit for the recording of a live, still-unreleased gospel album entitled "Christmas At New Bethel.”
Watch some rare footage of that night:
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On this day in 1972, Aretha Franklin released 'Amazing Grace,' her best selling album & the best-selling live gospel album ever. What's your top 2 songs?
Listen in Dolby Atmos:
Read the book:
Watch the doc:
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Happy Birthday to the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige! Here's a thread of their many collaborations and her crossovers with Aretha Franklin and her music over the years:
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Happy Birthday to the iconic
@Carole_King
! Here she is with Aretha and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors.
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Happy Birthday to the legendary Stevie Wonder! Here he is performing "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" with Aretha in 2006.
Read about this classic Steve-penned record:
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On this day in 1971, Aretha Franklin debuted her version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at the Grammy Awards, the same night it earned Simon & Garfunkel Record, Song, and Album of the Year.
Her version won a Grammy the following year.
Full story:
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Happy heavenly birthday to the incomparable Luther Vandross! Luther produced 2 Aretha albums: 1982's 'Jump To It' & 1983's 'Get It Right.'
Watch Luther & Aretha rip into "A House Is Not A Home" in 1988. Full video:
Song essays:
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50 years ago today Aretha Franklin released 'Let Me In Your Life,' which featured the Stevie Wonder-penned classic "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)."
What's your favorite song from this LP?
Read a new essay on "I'm In Love" and more:
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Aretha Franklin won 2 Grammy Awards on this day in 1973, for her classic LPs 'Young, Gifted & Black,' and 'Amazing Grace.'
Here she is accepting one of the awards at the ceremony in Nashville, TN.
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5 years ago today, the stunning Aretha Franklin documentary 'Amazing Grace' was released to theaters around the country.
Stream:
"Amazing Grace" song essay:
Book:
Retrospective:
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Happy Birthday to the legendary
@smokeyrobinson
!
Watch he and Aretha perform a stunning, impromptu version of his classic "Ooo Baby Baby" on Soul Train in 1979.
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Happy Birthday to the Empress of Soul
@MsGladysKnight
! Here she is with Aretha in 1994.
What are your top 3 Gladys Knight songs?
Bonus: Watch Gladys, alongside Aretha & Patti LaBelle, sing Happy Birthday to Oprah in 1994:
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25 years ago today, with 8 minutes notice, Aretha Franklin delivered a jaw-dropping performance of "Nessun dorma" at the Grammy Awards.
Read all about it (and watch unreleased footage of her 1st performance of the aria 2 days prior):
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Happy Birthday to the iconic David Bowie! Here he is presenting Aretha Franklin with a Grammy Award in 1975.
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Name an Aretha Franklin song without the letter “R” in it.
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On this day in 1972, Aretha Franklin recorded the second night of her ‘Amazing Grace’ LP, including this staggering rendition of “Never Grow Old.”
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Aretha Franklin released "Something He Can Feel"/"Loving You Baby" on this day in 1976!
Watch her perform the song on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson shortly before it was released:
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On this day in 1968, Aretha Franklin released 'Aretha Now'!
What's your top 3 from this Aretha classic?
Song essays:
Stream & purchase:
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30 years ago today Aretha Franklin released "A Deeper Love," produced by C&C Music Factory and featuring
@lisafischersing
on background vocals.
The song topped dance charts in the US & the UK.
It was accompanied by a suite of killer dance mixes:
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What’s YOUR Aretha Franklin deep cut?
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On this day in 1967, Aretha Franklin released "Respect" as a single from her 10th album 'I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You).' It became her signature song, first number one pop record, first Grammy winner, and is considered the greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone.
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On this day in 2000, Aretha Franklin sat down for an interview with Swedish program 'Musikbyrån.' She discussed Detroit, learning how to play piano, working with Lauryn Hill, and her 1968 performance in Sweden.
Full interview:
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Rest In Peace to the legendary Tony Bennett.
The music never ends. ❤️
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40 years ago today Aretha Franklin released 'Jump To It,' produced by Luther Vandross.
What are your favorite songs from this classic Aretha LP?
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60 years ago today, Aretha Franklin continued working with Bobby Scott in NYC. She recorded "I Won't Cry Anymore" and "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home."
Watch her perform "Bill Bailey" in 1964.
Source:
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On this day in 1968, Aretha was at Atlantic Studios in NYC recording 'Aretha Now.' She recorded "See Saw" and a stunning cover of Sam Cooke's "You Send Me."
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Happy Birthday to the Godmother of Soul,
@MsPattiPatti
! Here she is performing with Aretha in 2005 in Detroit.
What are your favorite Patti LaBelle songs?
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Rolling Stone updated their '500 Best Songs of All Time' list last week. Guess who's still number one?
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getting ready. to make history.
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Aretha Franklin released her classic "Freeway of Love" on this day in 1985, featuring Clarence Clemons on saxophone. It was her very first music video!
Watch the full video:
Listen to the b-side, "Until You Say You Love Me":
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Happy Birthday to 'The Boss' Ms.
@DianaRoss
!
Did you know that in the 1980's
@genesimmons
(of Kiss) attempted to orchestrate an Aretha-Diana duet?
Aretha & Diana rarely shared a stage, but they covered each other a lot. What's your favorite Aretha-Diana crossover?
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Happy Birthday to the great George Benson! Here he is with Aretha, Aretha's then-husband Glynn Turman, and
@MagicJohnson
in 1981, and after a show together in 2015.
Listen to Aretha & George groove together on their 1981 duet "Love All The Hurt Away":
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Happy Birthday to Aretha's baby, Kecalf!
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Happy Birthday to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
Listen to Aretha deliver a gorgeous rendition of “You Are Not Alone” in 1996.
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Let's get funky! Aretha Franklin has received the
#FunkoPop
treatment. Her figurine will be released in August. And it's number 365... what a coincidence. 😉
Pre-order here:
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On this day in 1967, Aretha Franklin released her 10th album & Atlantic Records debut 'I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)'! Aretha's career was never the same.
What's your top 3 from this classic LP?
Song essays:
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Harry Belafonte was one of one. A legend, a star, an activist, a voice for the people. May he rest in power.
Here are a few of the many times he and Aretha were together over the years.
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Aretha Franklin's respect for
@MariahCarey
was no secret, nor was her sense of humor. When she started covering Mariah's "Touch My Body" in concert in 2008, she made it her own, and even Mariah herself loved it.
More on Aretha's "Touch My Body" takeover:
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On this day in 2005, Aretha Franklin was overcome with emotion as she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at The White House.
Source:
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Aretha Franklin performed at the Olympia Theatre in Paris on this day in 1968. The show was recorded and later released as 'Aretha In Paris.'
The US album cover uses a photo from Madison Square Garden, but the French cover (below) is a photo from the actual performance.
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