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RIP Aretha Franklin: How The Queen of Soul's Voice Defined and Inspired America by Mark Beech

To get a sense of the passions and talent that drove Aretha Franklin, who has died at the age of 76, you can do little better than listen to her superb 1972 double album "Amazing Grace."To play it right now, in the aftermath of her death after suffering from cancer for some time, is maybe too raw for some. Yet the live performance defines more than most her genius and influence. Franklin's voice, put simply, defined …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:44PM on August 16, 2018

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