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Aretha Franklin: Open Casket Public Viewing Held For Aretha Franklin Today

submitted by Nick Aug 28th 2018 01:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Here's your chance to pay R-E-S-P-E-C-T to the late Aretha Franklin -- provided you can make it to Detroit in time. Eleven days after the legendary Queen Of Soul passed away, an open-casket public viewing is being held in the rotunda at Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History today, Tuesday, Aug. 28,…

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Aretha Franklin: 'I should have prerecorded inauguration song'

submitted by Nick Mar 19th 2009 02:00 am (www.nme.com)

Aretha Franklin has said that she feels that she should have prerecorded her performance of 'My Country 'Tis of Thee' for the inauguration of President Obama in January.

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Aretha Franklin: steps away from music

submitted by Nick Feb 12th 2009 06:00 pm (www.nme.com)

Aretha Franklin, who sang at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration last month, has pulled out of the New Orleans Nojazzfest.com.

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Aretha Franklin: re-records Obama inaugration song

submitted by Nick Feb 6th 2009 03:00 am (www.nme.com)

Aretha Franklin has announced that she has re-recorded the song she performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony last month so that her fans can have the "best possible version" of the song.

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Aretha Franklin: sings at Barack Obama's inauguration

submitted by Nick Jan 20th 2009 06:00 pm (www.nme.com)

Aretha Franklin has sung the US anthem, 'Let Freedom Ring', at Barack Obama's Presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington DC today (January 20).

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Aretha Franklin: warms up for inauguration (AP)

submitted by Nick Jan 20th 2009 12:00 pm (us.rd.yahoo.com)

AP - Aretha Franklin punched her fist in the air and yelled, "Tomorrow!" She didn't need to say Barack Obama's name. The crowd roared its approval.