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...The amount of singing, joined by guests including the equally regal Grace Jones on “Move”, is impressive, but at times it also overwhelms the beats....
...Decades later, as a global star — the role now filled by Jennifer Hudson — she returns to gospel with the double-platinum-selling album Amazing Grace, recorded live in Los Angeles....
...It’s a history of black women musicians, from Aretha Franklin to Bessie Smith to Beyoncé, and shows how they’ve informed intellectual life and the black female sound.”...
...My third guest is the singer Aretha Franklin, lifelong hero of my playlists. Franklin disliked being interviewed, but there was nothing she couldn’t say in music....
.... ★★★☆☆ In Amazing Grace , Aretha Franklin stands at a pulpit, closes her eyes and opens her mouth. The effect is electrifying: people in the audience holler and applaud....
...And then, of course, there is Aretha....
...Henry’s early working credits include Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen and The Roots as well as a clutch of gospel singers....
...(FT) Aretha on the big screen A long-awaited Aretha Franklin documentary is being released — 46 years after it was filmed....
...given soul-stirring performances by Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson....
...All I’m askin’ — as Aretha would say — is for a little respect. robert.shrimsley@ft.com;@robertshrimsley Illustration by Lucas Varela...
...If you want to summon the soul of black America, invite Aretha Franklin to a solemn occasion and ask her to bring “Amazing Grace” with her....
...The arrangement was modelled on the classic recording by the late Etta James, and Roberts’ delivery captured the power of the original, while adding a touch of Aretha Franklin’s effortless grace....
...because it contained the words “God” and “grace”. They complained to the Treasury, which at the time was responsible for the registration service....
...As Irishman Philip Treacy, one of the world’s most famous milliners who has designed hats for Grace Jones, the Duchess of Cornwall and Madonna, says, “There’s nothing more English than a hat.”...
...Fans of The Smiths hoping for a return to the grace and light of his old work will be disappointed, however....
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