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The song has since been covered and sampled by a number of singers. The singer Bilal names the song's LP among his 25 favorite albums, calling it one of the Clark Sisters' best and "an incredible gospel album". [2] On August 31, 2018, the Clark Sisters performed the song live at Aretha Franklin's funeral in Detroit. [3]
[10] Opera singer Leontyne Price sang it at the state funeral of President Lyndon B. Johnson in January 1973, [11] and Aretha Franklin sang it at Mahalia Jackson's funeral in 1972. Franklin also recorded a live version of the song for her album Amazing Grace (1972) as a medley with " You've Got a Friend ".
Aretha Louise Franklin (/ ə ˈ r iː θ ə / ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [2] Honored as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.
A historic and highly emotional all-star tribute to Aretha Franklin took place Friday at the Greater Grace Temple in the Queen of Soul's home city of Detroit.
Fans, friends and family are ready paying their final respects today to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul who died August 16 at 76. ... BET will have commercial-free live coverage of the funeral ...
Mourning fans lined up for a last glimpse of the Queen of Soul on Tuesday as singer Aretha Franklin's hits played from loudspeakers.
Music from the Warner Bros. Picture "Sparkle" is a soundtrack album and twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield. Released on May 27, 1976, the disc is the soundtrack album for the 1976 Warner Bros. motion picture Sparkle, starring Irene Cara. The songs on the soundtrack feature the ...
The Queen of Soul's celebration of life will run for six and a half hours, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. local time at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.