Aretha Franklin: A Legacy in Music

David Remnick writes on Aretha Franklin’s musical brilliance, and shares his favorite online videos of her performances.

The Queen of Soul” (After Charles White's “Folksinger”), by Kadir Nelson

Etta Franklin's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl

REDEF MusicSET: Aretha Franklin Was the Voice of America

Aretha franklin, Page 2

Bandafy Barcelona

Soul Music The New Yorker

Tom Robbins on X: Etta James: I remember running into Sarah Vaughan, who always intimidated me. Sarah said, 'Have you heard of this Aretha Franklin girl?' I said, 'You heard her do 'Skylark,' didn't you?' Sarah said, 'Yes, I did

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Mary Jane McPhee (@mcpheemj) / X