PromoTheRobot Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Aretha Franklin, 'queen of soul', dies aged 76 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/16/aretha-franklin-queen-of-soul-dies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 RIP to her And Steve? Still never understood why she got in the R&R HOF, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 One of the best voices, with one of the best guitarist, playing one of the best songs, by one of the best bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Still never understood why she got in the R&R HOF, though R&B helped mold Rock and Roll. Edited August 16, 2018 by WhoTom 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Sad but fitting that she passed within a few months of Matt Murphy, owing to their roles in the Blues Brothers movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, WhoTom said: R&B helped mold Rock and Roll. I get that, I really do. But it's more an indictment of the R&R HOF than anything. They have some odd acts in there. If she gets in than so should someone like Hank Williams, Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 An incredible voice, a tremendous loss. Rest in peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Just now, Boyst62 said: I get that, I really do. But it's more an indictment of the R&R HOF than anything. They have some odd acts in there. If she gets in than so should someone like Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Jr. is pop-country. He never influenced rock. Blues, soul, early country (Hank Sr, Johnny Cash, etc), and R&B were the main influences on rock, so the big names in those genres belong there. But I see your point about stretching the boundaries. I don't think anyone in rap or hip-hop belongs in the R&R HOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Soul Sister Number One. That’s why. Glad I got to see her in 2011, she was still killin it. She spent some childhood years in Buffalo after her parents split, told a great story about riding her bicycle up and down Broadway and stopping in front of the music clubs to listen. Legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Big fan, so many memories with her music the recent bio on Clapton included his gig on a recording and the fun of his fitting into her studio atmosphere... he was accepted.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, row_33 said: Big fan, so many memories with her music the recent bio on Clapton included his gig on a recording and the fun of his fitting into her studio atmosphere... he was accepted.... Memphis is an amazing piece of music history. Bands were self-integrating in a hotbed of racial divide. Music unites. For starters, I would suggest picking up a book on the history of Stax Records. Amazing stuff, especially considering the era. It even ties in with The Lorraine Hotel, so many hits were written there because it was black owned and all were welcome. Steve Cropper’s story of writing “Knock On Wood” there is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Crazy that she died on the same date as Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth. A good day to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Good... ...as ill as she was, it's a blessing she's no longer suffering. Pancreatic cancer's a B word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 24 minutes ago, Logic said: Crazy that she died on the same date as Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth. A good day to die. And Robert Johnson. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 hour ago, 4_kidd_4 said: Memphis is an amazing piece of music history. Bands were self-integrating in a hotbed of racial divide. Music unites. For starters, I would suggest picking up a book on the history of Stax Records. Amazing stuff, especially considering the era. It even ties in with The Lorraine Hotel, so many hits were written there because it was black owned and all were welcome. Steve Cropper’s story of writing “Knock On Wood” there is fantastic. thanks 4K4, will look up the book, big fan of the 45s from Stax and like smaller studios, have spent a lot of time reviewing the Hot 100 singles charts through the 1960s looking for gems that won't pop up without digging for them did a tour of the Civil Rights Museum in 2000, at the Lorraine Hotel in the morning, Graceland was the afternoon... see both if in Memphis... 43 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Good... ...as ill as she was, it's a blessing she's no longer suffering. Pancreatic cancer's a B word. Word.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Sad but fitting that she passed within a few months of Matt Murphy, owing to their roles in the Blues Brothers movie. I have Blues Brothers 2000 sitting next to my computer for me to play. Love both of their music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 hour ago, row_33 said: thanks 4K4, will look up the book, big fan of the 45s from Stax and like smaller studios, have spent a lot of time reviewing the Hot 100 singles charts through the 1960s looking for gems that won't pop up without digging for them did a tour of the Civil Rights Museum in 2000, at the Lorraine Hotel in the morning, Graceland was the afternoon... see both if in Memphis... Did Memphis in 2015, amazing experience, Stax Records, Sun Records, Graceland, and The Lorraine. And what a spiritual experience the Lorraine Hotel was. We turned the corner of the block to see the balcony and whoa, powerful, heavy stuff. You immediately feel the solemn importance of where you are standing. Wife and I are big big music people, Stax is my fave label of all time, next time you are there make sure to go. Yeah it’s a rebuilt replica, but they followed exact blueprints for the studio/office section and the exterior. Tour starts in an actual relocated southern church that they moved from Mississippi(i believe). Again, pretty powerful stuff, and you learn that the rock/soul backbeat we all know and love came from gospel music. Tour ends in the studio, and they play old outtakes and studio sessions over the playback speakers. I sat on the floor for a long time and just listened to banter and cut-takes of Booker T and the MGs, Otis, Issac Hayes, Sam and Dave, among others. Could have sat there alllll day. Here’s a couple books I’ve read, great stuff. https://www.amazon.com/Respect-Yourself-Stax-Records-Explosion/dp/1596915773 https://www.amazon.com/Soulsville-U-S-Story-Records/dp/0825672848 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Going thru cancer is hell... RIP Aretha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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