Posts Tagged ‘aretha franklin’
Song of the Week #24 – “Son of a Preacher Man”
Written by admin on October 18, 2010 – 6:00 am -Dusty Springfield’s great 1969 hit “Son of a Preacher Man” is Classic Pop Icons’ Song of the Week.
| Dusty signed with Atlantic Records in 1968 in an effort to move her career into a more soulful direction. She was a great admirer of the records made by Aretha Franklin and wanted to experiment with the same musicians. Aretha was in fact offered “Son of a Preacher Man” before Dusty, but had turned it down. Instead, it became perhaps the finest recording from Dusty’s highly regarded album “Dusty in Memphis“, which was released in January 1969 in the US and April 1969 in the UK. |  |
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Song of the week #14 – “I Say a Little Prayer”
Written by admin on August 9, 2010 – 7:00 am -| The great Dionne Warwick hit “I Say a Little Prayer” is this week’s Song of the Week.
The million selling song was the second single from Warwick’s 1967 album “The Windows of the World.” |
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Aretha Franklin to perform with Condoleezza Rice
Written by admin on July 2, 2010 – 9:30 pm -Aretha Franklin has taken part in some great musical collaborations over the years, but her latest must rate as the most unexpected of them all. Aretha will appear at the Mann Centre For the Performing Arts on July 27 with former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The concert will raise funds for inner city children.
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Thirty years of the Blues Brothers
Written by admin on June 28, 2010 – 9:45 pm - |
This month marks 30 years since the release of The Blues Brothers. The Blues Brothers opened on June 20, 1980 and was the tenth most popular movie of 1980, with an international box office of around $115 million. |
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Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson to enter Apollo Hall of Fame
Written by admin on June 9, 2010 – 9:48 pm -| Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson will be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at the Apollo Theater’s Annual Spring Benefit on June 14.
Past inductees into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame include Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Little Richard, and Ella Fitzgerald. |
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