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The legendary singer paid tribute to Carole King at the Kennedy Center by singing '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,' bringing Obama to tears. Aretha Franklin's 'Natural Woman' performance ...
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.
Obama officially became the 44th president at noon during this performance. Evangelical pastor Rick Warren delivered the invocation for the inaugural ceremony, [81] [82] followed by a performance by vocalist Aretha Franklin, who sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee".
Franklin performing at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009. Studio albums: 38: ... Aretha Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics: 2014 13 3 30 —
The Grammy-nominated DJ has previously been enlisted by former president Barack Obama for both of his Inaugurations and his and Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday parties, respectively.
Written for Franklin, the record reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became one of her signature songs. It made history on the UK Singles Chart a week after her death, finally becoming a hit almost 51 years after it was first released, entering at No. 79. Franklin also included a live recording on the album Aretha in Paris in 1968.
To come up with the closing theme of the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” a dream team was assembled but had to work independently during the pandemic from L.A., Chicago, Nashville and even ...
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics and American singer Aretha Franklin. A modern feminist anthem, it was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and featured on both Eurythmics' Be Yourself Tonight (1985) and Franklin's Who's Zoomin' Who?