I often think of the time I saw her perform at the Beale Street Fest along the banks of the Mississippi river at sunset. Good memories. Earlier in the day we toured the Sun Studio, then at the fest saw Jerry Lee Lewis and Aretha. One of my favorite concert memories.
One of the greatest american artists of all time and my favorite pure singer. The arc of her career, starting in the church and then doing package tours with Sam Cooke, she is the ur-document of all the greatness that 20th century pop and soul music gave us.
America has no royalty. But we do have a chance to earn something more enduring. Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, Aretha Franklin grew up performing gospel songs in her father’s congregation. For more than six decades since, every time she sang, we were all graced with a glimpse of the divine. Through her compositions and unmatched musicianship, Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human. And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance.
Aretha may have passed on to a better place, but the gift of her music remains to inspire us all. May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace. Michelle and I send our prayers and warmest sympathies to her family and all those moved by her song.
With clips of a couple of performances and the Obamas' longer statement:
This one is such a massive blow to greatness in our presence, she really was uniquely magnificent. Her passing has also brought back to me how pissed at myself I am that I skipped seeing her in Oakland two or three years ago.
In her later years she didn't tour much and I never saw her perform, so I was excited about that Oakland show when it was announced, but tix were big-time pricey and went on sale months before the show so I didn't buy in and then sort of forgot about it. Then at the last minute I had a chance to go but there was some conflict the same night that I can't remember now at all, so I didn't go.
Damn it.
I don't remember what the conflict was now, but I guarantee that I if I had gone to that show I would remember it in detail today, and many of my friends who did go are talking about that show today on facebook and other places.
That's why it's so important to Go To The Show when you have the chance.
Smokey Robinson just quoted as knowing Aretha since he was 8...played together as children, lived around the corner in the same Detroit neighborhood, Boston Blvd & Belmont
That last pic I posted not only has Duane Allman (pre-Allman Bros), the great Jerry Jemmott on bass, and of course Aretha, but the guy with the beard and glasses, Jerry Wexler, coined the term R&B, signed Ray Charles, Aretha, and many more!
This happened Wednesday morning, not Thursday...but as almost always I wake up with a song in my brain within a half second of consciousness, although this particular morning I had this song in my brain for what seemed like over an hour before I awoke, I had seen the title the night before in print, searching through tunes, but hadn't heard the tune in easily 25 years...what crinkle in our brain catalogs musical experience?
Goodnight sweet princess, sweet queen of soul, fare thee well, we are humbled and grateful for your gift to humanity...your humanity. Still waters run deep, don't trouble the water, let it be!
Kind of a funny story as far as the Simon & Garfunkel dynamic...I went to the last ever Simon & Garfunkel show at Madison Square Garden, you could feel the historical relevance...in New York City, some Simon & Garfunkel songs sounded different in NYC post 9/11, anyways they turned that show into a DVD, it was a special night, Simon & Garfunkel are to New York City as much as any other band is to any other city ever.
After the Simon & Garfunkel show, I took the subway to 72nd Street, walked to the front door of the Beacon Theater, looked the doorman in the eye and said "I don't have a ticket, can I walk in anyways?" He looked at me for a moment and said "Yes, have a great evening!" It was set break, I saw the entire 2nd set compliments of the theatre...it was psychedelic!
"After the Simon & Garfunkel show, I took the subway to 72nd Street, walked to the front door of the Beacon Theater, looked the doorman in the eye and said "I don't have a ticket, can I walk in anyways?" He looked at me for a moment and said "Yes, have a great evening!" It was set break, I saw the entire 2nd set compliments of the theatre...it was psychedelic!"
Simon & Garfunkel
Madison Square Garden
12.02.2003
1. Opening Montage (America inst.)
2. Old Friends/Bookends
3. A Hazy Shade of Winter
4. I Am A Rock
5. America
6. At the Zoo
7. Baby Driver
8. Kathys Song
9. Tom and Jerry Story
10. Hey, Schoolgirl
11. The Everly Brothers Intro
12. Wake Up Little Susie
13. All I Have To Do Is Dream
14. Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel)
15. Scarborough Fair
16. Homeward Bound
17. The Sound of Silence
18. Opening Montage
19. Mrs. Robinson
20. Slip Slidin Away
21. El Condor Pasa
22. Keep The Customer Satisfied
23. The Only Living Boy in New York
24. American Tune
25. My Little Town
26. Bridge Over Troubled Water
27. Cecilia
28. The Boxer
29. Leaves That Are Green *
30. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy)
*1st live performance
Phil Lesh & Friends
Beacon Theater
12.02.2003
Set 1: Jam> Shakedown Street> Jam> Casey Jones, Hard To Handle> Mason's Children> Built To Last, Passenger
[entrance without ticket by permission]
Set 2: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds> Jam> King Solomon's Marbles, Morning Dew, Unbroken Chain> Jam> Sugaree> Midnight Hour> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad> Not Fade Away ...Donor Rap/Intros...
E: U.S. Blues
I was lucky enough to get into a packed Fillmore West in 1971 to catch her second show there in April 1971-- when Ray Charles came out for the encore. Incredible
You can catch some of the energy off the album. I was high as a kite that night and it as a mindblower.
Glad I got a chance to see her......and Ray
Two of my later day favorites of hers were Rock Steady and freeway of Love.
"Rock Steady" is a great tune, but it's not really "later day". It was released in 1971 on her "Young, Gifted and Black" LP in the midst of her epic run of releases on Atlantic Records. "Freeway Of Love" is from her 80's Arista work, which I always found somewhat tepid.
She joins an incredible group of iconic Americans who passed away on August 16th:
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 12:11 pm
She canceled her tour dates.
She canceled her tour dates. I am surprised she was still touring. Healing vibes for the undisputed Queen of Soul.
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 12:11 pm
(((Aretha)))
(((Aretha)))
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 12:12 pm
A true pioneer who made
A true pioneer who made everyone smile. Kept performing even after the pancreatic diagnosis.
God Bless
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 12:32 pm
I have always loved her
I have always loved her
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 12:42 pm
(((RESPECT)))
(((RESPECT)))
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 02:02 pm
Good vibes to Aretha.
Good vibes to Aretha.
I often think of the time I saw her perform at the Beale Street Fest along the banks of the Mississippi river at sunset. Good memories. Earlier in the day we toured the Sun Studio, then at the fest saw Jerry Lee Lewis and Aretha. One of my favorite concert memories.
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 02:15 pm
Wishing her ease in
Wishing her ease in transition.
She's been such a big part of the soundtrack of our lives...
R*E*S*P*E*C*T
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 02:48 pm
Had the honor of opening for
Had the honor of opening for her at a festival several years back. Somewhere in the Carolinas.
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on Monday, August 13, 2018 – 04:12 pm
https://www.vivalazone.org
https://www.vivalazone.org/other-stuff/rip-david-cassidy
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on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 – 07:50 am
Say a little prayer for
Say a little prayer for Aretha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKkWj2WpWM
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on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 – 08:11 am
https://youtu.be/diwF1-xJwZM
https://youtu.be/diwF1-xJwZM
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on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 – 09:24 am
I saw Aretha once play at
I saw Aretha perform once at Radio City Music Hall.
One of the best shoes I have ever seen.
Prayers 4 the Queen of Soul
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on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 – 12:25 pm
Sad news!
Sad news!
Duane Allman (feat. Aretha Franklin) - The Weight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImE4IZ_n_CM
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on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 – 12:49 pm
One of the greatest american
One of the greatest american artists of all time and my favorite pure singer. The arc of her career, starting in the church and then doing package tours with Sam Cooke, she is the ur-document of all the greatness that 20th century pop and soul music gave us.
Say a little prayer for Ms. Franklin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ifw8JhDBvs
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on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 – 10:28 pm
Bridge Over Troubled Water -
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin (Live in Montreux, 1971)
https://youtu.be/R9xcyiphoYY
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 12:44 am
Aretha Franklin - Live on The
Aretha Franklin - Live on The Steve Allen Show (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIdwaXYNPc
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 01:56 am
Cooking up some ham!
Cooking up some ham!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEalEKNu7jM
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:16 am
RIP Sweet Aretha Franklin,
RIP Sweet Aretha Franklin, The Queen Of Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFNqwQ8vdAY
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:17 am
RIP greatest singer ever!
RIP greatest singer ever!
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:21 am
RIP...
RIP...
What a talent...thanks for blessing us with it...
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:10 am
https://youtu.be/cnJtsW-uFc4
https://youtu.be/cnJtsW-uFc4
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:58 am
{{{Aretha}}}
{{{Aretha}}}
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:59 am
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 12:03 pm
^ nice Hedspace
^
nice Hedspace
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 12:07 pm
RIP Aretha
RIP Aretha
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 12:13 pm
(((Aretha)))
(((Aretha)))
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 01:35 pm
Nice picture spacehed! I
Nice picture spacehed! I liked her appearance in the Blues Brothers movie.
RIP Aretha
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 01:51 pm
RIP Aretha :(
RIP Aretha Franklin :(
Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg5nRoshICc&feature=youtu.be
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 02:09 pm
RIP Aretha
RIP Aretha
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 03:13 pm
Aretha
Aretha
Full Concert 3/7/71 Fillmore West
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyx34kgHGng
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 03:44 pm
RIP to one of the greatest
RIP to one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Somewhat fitting that she passed away on the 41st anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 04:05 pm
Part of the Obamas' statment:
Part of the Obamas' statement:
America has no royalty. But we do have a chance to earn something more enduring. Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, Aretha Franklin grew up performing gospel songs in her father’s congregation. For more than six decades since, every time she sang, we were all graced with a glimpse of the divine. Through her compositions and unmatched musicianship, Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human. And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance.
Aretha may have passed on to a better place, but the gift of her music remains to inspire us all. May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace. Michelle and I send our prayers and warmest sympathies to her family and all those moved by her song.
With clips of a couple of performances and the Obamas' longer statement:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/barack-obama-aretha-franklin-death_...
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 04:10 pm
Aretha
Im looking forward to the Aretha Franklin live at the Bluelight mini movie.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 04:39 pm
This one is such a massive
This one is such a massive blow to greatness in our presence, she really was uniquely magnificent. Her passing has also brought back to me how pissed at myself I am that I skipped seeing her in Oakland two or three years ago.
In her later years she didn't tour much and I never saw her perform, so I was excited about that Oakland show when it was announced, but tix were big-time pricey and went on sale months before the show so I didn't buy in and then sort of forgot about it. Then at the last minute I had a chance to go but there was some conflict the same night that I can't remember now at all, so I didn't go.
Damn it.
I don't remember what the conflict was now, but I guarantee that I if I had gone to that show I would remember it in detail today, and many of my friends who did go are talking about that show today on facebook and other places.
That's why it's so important to Go To The Show when you have the chance.
And another GIANT passes.
On it goes.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 04:58 pm
Argument over Aretha Franklin
https://wtkr.com/2018/08/16/suffolk-police-investigate-shooting-2/
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 05:48 pm
https://archive.org/details
https://archive.org/details/plf2005-05-15.aud/d2t4.flac
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:27 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:28 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:30 pm
(No subject)
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:31 pm
(No subject)
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:33 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:34 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:57 pm
Please, Please, Please; Soul
Please, Please, Please; Soul Session, James Brown & Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDomfC26JXE
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 06:58 pm
Thanks, Noodler. Beautiful.
Thanks, Noodler. Beautiful.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 07:12 pm
Aretha Franklin with Duane
Aretha Franklin with Duane Allman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUIxhPymItY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7E_jz3jHQc
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 07:47 pm
https://twitter.com
https://twitter.com/eltonofficial/status/1030101480265711616
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 07:51 pm
Downright Awesome and So
Downright Awesome and So Insanely Talented RIP Aretha.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 08:45 pm
Thank you Steve.
Thank you Steve.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:11 pm
https://youtu.be/pF9bPpRL0IY
https://youtu.be/pF9bPpRL0IY
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:16 pm
Noodler The Pic of The Young
Noodler The Pic of The Young Aretha at The Piano and Mic In The Nice Dress and Cross Necklace Is An A Astounding Picture WoW.. RIP A.F.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:17 pm
Smokey Robinson just quoted
Smokey Robinson just quoted as knowing Aretha since he was 8...played together as children, lived around the corner in the same Detroit neighborhood, Boston Blvd & Belmont
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:26 pm
Somewhere - "West Side Story"
Somewhere - "West Side Story" Aretha Franklin -- [Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim]
https://youtu.be/vePiVcno8Vo
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:29 pm
A Change Is Gonna Come
A Change Is Gonna Come, Aretha Franklin
https://youtu.be/k6YCxXQ6Scw
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:33 pm
"Without Aretha Franklin and
"Without Aretha Franklin and her music, I don't know where we would be as a nation and as a people."
-Representative John Lewis
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 10:37 pm
That last pic I posted not
That last pic I posted not only has Duane Allman (pre-Allman Bros), the great Jerry Jemmott on bass, and of course Aretha, but the guy with the beard and glasses, Jerry Wexler, coined the term R&B, signed Ray Charles, Aretha, and many more!
The weight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdxpnGK2o4
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:09 pm
https://youtu.be/xIX6btGIn8w
Aretha is in the land where we will not grow old, rest in peace Aretha, thank you!
https://youtu.be/xIX6btGIn8w?list=RDd0J9nWjRp1o
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:17 pm
Pretty sure that's Tom Dowd,
Pretty sure that's Tom Dowd, the audio engineer, two to the left of Wexler in the black turtleneck with his hands on the mixing board.
Cool photos, Noodler.
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:19 pm
https://youtu.be/MvVfLIR7BlI
https://youtu.be/MvVfLIR7BlI
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:40 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:41 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:42 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:43 pm
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on Thursday, August 16, 2018 – 11:54 pm
My Cup Runneth Over
"if your cup is full may it be again"
My Cup Runneth Over
https://youtu.be/PVSqHxcuIJk
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 12:12 am
This happened Wednesday
This happened Wednesday morning, not Thursday...but as almost always I wake up with a song in my brain within a half second of consciousness, although this particular morning I had this song in my brain for what seemed like over an hour before I awoke, I had seen the title the night before in print, searching through tunes, but hadn't heard the tune in easily 25 years...what crinkle in our brain catalogs musical experience?
https://youtu.be/KBCWLhlJV0Y
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 12:20 am
Freeway of Love
Freeway of Love
https://youtu.be/Ip_pjb5_fgA
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 12:29 am
Deeper Love
A Deeper Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7wCrjuTIyo
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 12:32 am
Goodnight sweet princess,
Goodnight sweet princess, sweet queen of soul, fare thee well, we are humbled and grateful for your gift to humanity...your humanity. Still waters run deep, don't trouble the water, let it be!
https://youtu.be/7IExZv-mgrw
https://youtu.be/S4F4SbGtqL4
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 12:54 am
oh happy day, a life very
oh happy day, a life very well lived!
https://youtu.be/wb7D-W-QW-8
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 01:05 am
Aretha, go with God! Be the
Aretha, go with God! Be the light that shines upon us! Thank you for the guidance and inspiration!
https://youtu.be/tNFgKot8oh0
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 01:38 am
Kind of a funny story as
Kind of a funny story as far as the Simon & Garfunkel dynamic...I went to the last ever Simon & Garfunkel show at Madison Square Garden, you could feel the historical relevance...in New York City, some Simon & Garfunkel songs sounded different in NYC post 9/11, anyways they turned that show into a DVD, it was a special night, Simon & Garfunkel are to New York City as much as any other band is to any other city ever.
After the Simon & Garfunkel show, I took the subway to 72nd Street, walked to the front door of the Beacon Theater, looked the doorman in the eye and said "I don't have a ticket, can I walk in anyways?" He looked at me for a moment and said "Yes, have a great evening!" It was set break, I saw the entire 2nd set compliments of the theatre...it was psychedelic!
https://youtu.be/3jM8Zcej9XM
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 01:49 am
https://youtu.be/k9TCRqlMrAY
https://youtu.be/k9TCRqlMrAY
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 02:02 am
"After the Simon & Garfunkel
"After the Simon & Garfunkel show, I took the subway to 72nd Street, walked to the front door of the Beacon Theater, looked the doorman in the eye and said "I don't have a ticket, can I walk in anyways?" He looked at me for a moment and said "Yes, have a great evening!" It was set break, I saw the entire 2nd set compliments of the theatre...it was psychedelic!"
- Phil Lesh, Beacon Theatre, 2003
https://archive.org/details/2003-12-05.paf.schoepsmk4v.taraski-bigham.22...
Aretha Franklin - Complete Performance - 1976
https://youtu.be/TCnjCh0DnH0
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 02:11 am
^ wrong Phil tour
^ wrong Phil tour
it did happen that way...but it was '03
beautiful tune
https://youtu.be/9FE6JTtCLK0?list=PLfQLN_piOdHk5Bfrc6W2x_ZPRTLiPWUDY
when the Beacon security guy allowed me to walk in during intermission without a ticket it was a real moment
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 02:15 am
Aretha on the Late Show
Aretha on the Late Show compilation;
1. March 14, 1994. "A Deeper Love," chat, "Think."
2. September 7, 1994. "Honey," chat.
3. February 25, 1998. "A Rose Is Still a Rose," chat.
4. May 18, 1999. "Nessun Dorma," chat.
5. September 29, 2014. "Rolling in the Deep/Ain't No Mountain High Enough," chat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW77I7chlIA
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 02:18 am
You've seen it before,
You've seen it before, perhaps we should experience it one more time, good stuff!!!!!
God bless you Aretha, you have changed the world!!!!!
https://youtu.be/XHsnZT7Z2yQ
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 02:44 am
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Rest In Peace
March 25th 1942 - August 16th 2018
https://youtu.be/YsNHhJTZAM0
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 02:51 am
A blessing upon us
A blessing upon us
https://youtu.be/FvqMOH0zYq0
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 03:30 am
Note:
Note:
Simon & Garfunkel
Madison Square Garden
12.02.2003
1. Opening Montage (America inst.)
2. Old Friends/Bookends
3. A Hazy Shade of Winter
4. I Am A Rock
5. America
6. At the Zoo
7. Baby Driver
8. Kathys Song
9. Tom and Jerry Story
10. Hey, Schoolgirl
11. The Everly Brothers Intro
12. Wake Up Little Susie
13. All I Have To Do Is Dream
14. Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel)
15. Scarborough Fair
16. Homeward Bound
17. The Sound of Silence
18. Opening Montage
19. Mrs. Robinson
20. Slip Slidin Away
21. El Condor Pasa
22. Keep The Customer Satisfied
23. The Only Living Boy in New York
24. American Tune
25. My Little Town
26. Bridge Over Troubled Water
27. Cecilia
28. The Boxer
29. Leaves That Are Green *
30. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy)
*1st live performance
Phil Lesh & Friends
Beacon Theater
12.02.2003
Set 1: Jam> Shakedown Street> Jam> Casey Jones, Hard To Handle> Mason's Children> Built To Last, Passenger
[entrance without ticket by permission]
Set 2: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds> Jam> King Solomon's Marbles, Morning Dew, Unbroken Chain> Jam> Sugaree> Midnight Hour> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad> Not Fade Away ...Donor Rap/Intros...
E: U.S. Blues
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bryen Bryen
on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 03:39 am
...theme of the zone, the
...theme of the zone, the luckiest people in the world!
thank you Aretha, you have enriched our lives!
https://youtu.be/rzxVOvwjHI4
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day Timmy Hoover
on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 01:37 pm
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on Friday, August 17, 2018 – 04:13 pm
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lord Kalvert Lloyd_Klondike
on Saturday, August 18, 2018 – 12:04 pm
I was lucky enough to get
I was lucky enough to get into a packed Fillmore West in 1971 to catch her second show there in April 1971-- when Ray Charles came out for the encore. Incredible
You can catch some of the energy off the album. I was high as a kite that night and it as a mindblower.
Glad I got a chance to see her......and Ray
Two of my later day favorites of hers were Rock Steady and freeway of Love.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee Herbal Dave
on Saturday, August 18, 2018 – 03:21 pm
"Rock Steady" is a great tune
"Rock Steady" is a great tune, but it's not really "later day". It was released in 1971 on her "Young, Gifted and Black" LP in the midst of her epic run of releases on Atlantic Records. "Freeway Of Love" is from her 80's Arista work, which I always found somewhat tepid.
She joins an incredible group of iconic Americans who passed away on August 16th:
Aretha Franklin: The Queen Of Soul
Elvis Presley: The King Of Rock 'n Roll
Robert Johnson: The King Of The Blues
Babe Ruth: The Sultan Of Swat
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lord Kalvert Lloyd_Klondike
on Saturday, August 18, 2018 – 04:39 pm
I meant post 60's
I meant post 60's