The legendary Aretha Franklin died Thursday at age 76 at her home in Detroit. She leaves behind a legacy as one of our great national treasures. Here, we take a look at the career of the Queen of Soul.
A posed portrait of Aretha Franklin, wearing an engagement ring, in 1963.
(Photo: RB/Redferns)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin signs to Atlantic Records with Jerry Wexler (left) and her husband-manager, Ted White, in 1967.
(Photo: Charlie Gillett Collection/Redferns)
Source: Yahoo Music
Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin, and her husband-manager, Ted White, pose with her platinum records in 1968.
(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs on “The Andy Williams Show” in 1969.
(Photo: Fred A. Sabine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin and Tom Jones on Jones’s TV show in 1970.
(Photo: ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs onstage in 1970.
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Aretha Franklin performs on Muhammad Ali’s ABC variety special in 1975.
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on the set of “The Blues Brothers,” circa 1980.
(Photo: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
American gospel singer Aretha Franklin.
(Photo: Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin at the 10th annual American Music Awards in 1983.
(Photo: Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin onstage in the 1980s.
(Photo: Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin joins George Michael during his Faith World Tour in 1988.
(Photo: AP Photo/Rob Kozloff)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin with Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Carole King, Shania Twain, and Celine Dion at “VH1 Divas” in 1998.
(Photo: KMazur/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin with “A Rose Is Still a Rose” producer Lauryn Hill in 1998.
(Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Producer-arranger Narrada Michael Walden, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston during the recording of “It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Gonna Be Me” in 1989.
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Aretha Franklin performs at the Friars Club for Clive Davis’s roast in 1992.
(Photo: Waring Abbott/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross with a crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 1993. Numerous musicians and performers gathered in front of the memorial to celebrate the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
(Photo: Cynthia Johnson/Liaison)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin sings outside the Lincoln Memorial during Bill Clinton’s inauguration week in 1993.
(Photo: Cynthia Johnson/The Life Images Collection/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Smokey Robinson kisses Aretha Franklin at a rehearsal for the “Aretha Franklin: Duets” concert in 1993.
(Photo: Catherine McGann/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin poses with the Blues Brothers (John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, Joe Morton, and Dan Aykroyd) at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998.
(Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at a JVC Jazz Festival concert in 2000.
(Photo: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder perform at “VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin” in 2001.
Source: Yahoo Music
Paul Thomas and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, and Britney Spears.
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Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall in 2003.
Source: Yahoo Music
President George W. Bush awarding Aretha Franklin the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
(Photo: Douglas A. Sonders/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Fla., in 2005.
(Photo: Ralph Notaro/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin at the Inaugural Celebration to Benefit the Steven J. Ross Scholarship Fund in 2006.
(Photo: Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008.
(Photo: Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009.
(Photo: Ron Antonelli/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden in 2009.
(Photo: Kevin Kane/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin sings the national anthem at the 363rd commencement ceremony at Harvard University in 2014.
(Photo: Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Pope Francis looks on as Aretha Franklin performs during the Festival of Families in 2015.
(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Clive Davis attends Aretha Franklin’s 74th birthday celebration at the Ritz-Carlton New York in 2016.
(Photo: Manny Carabel/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin gives her final performance, at the Elton John AIDS Foundation gala on Nov. 7, 2017.
(Photo: Nicholas Hunt/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Just to remind everyone of how beautiful this woman was every single day of her life, no matter what her age and no matter what her size.
This is the greatest progression of events I have ever read, where’s my historical gay romance novel about this
KING JAMES, CAN YOU CHILL?
Local King Cannot Stop Promoting His Boyfriend
where’s the lush period drama about this series of events?
fun thing about king James, this guy was fairly public about his bf (more public than what was acceptable). He threw lots of extravagant parties with his man on his arm. It pissed off the church obviously so to get them off his back, he’s the one that ordered the third translation of the Bible from Hebrew to English (the King James Version aka the Authorized Version) so the Bible every hot blooded all American Christian reads today was literally just written so a very gay king could fuck his boyfriend in peace.
oh my god this is hilarious
“guys, guys. I know this looks kinda gay, and i promise i have a good explanation for all this, but have you considered… that jesus… is also gay? checkmate, heteros.”
I also love how this bill doesn’t follow the ableist agenda that’s been going around lately that demonizes mentally ill people. The bill carefully specifies that the ban is for convicted domestic abusers. Good job Oregon.
The legendary Aretha Franklin died Thursday at age 76 at her home in Detroit. She leaves behind a legacy as one of our great national treasures. Here, we take a look at the career of the Queen of Soul.
A posed portrait of Aretha Franklin, wearing an engagement ring, in 1963.
(Photo: RB/Redferns)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin signs to Atlantic Records with Jerry Wexler (left) and her husband-manager, Ted White, in 1967.
(Photo: Charlie Gillett Collection/Redferns)
Source: Yahoo Music
Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin, and her husband-manager, Ted White, pose with her platinum records in 1968.
(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs on “The Andy Williams Show” in 1969.
(Photo: Fred A. Sabine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin and Tom Jones on Jones’s TV show in 1970.
(Photo: ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs onstage in 1970.
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs on Muhammad Ali’s ABC variety special in 1975.
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on the set of “The Blues Brothers,” circa 1980.
(Photo: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
American gospel singer Aretha Franklin.
(Photo: Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin at the 10th annual American Music Awards in 1983.
(Photo: Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin onstage in the 1980s.
(Photo: Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin joins George Michael during his Faith World Tour in 1988.
(Photo: AP Photo/Rob Kozloff)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin with Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Carole King, Shania Twain, and Celine Dion at “VH1 Divas” in 1998.
(Photo: KMazur/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin with “A Rose Is Still a Rose” producer Lauryn Hill in 1998.
(Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Producer-arranger Narrada Michael Walden, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston during the recording of “It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Gonna Be Me” in 1989.
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at the Friars Club for Clive Davis’s roast in 1992.
(Photo: Waring Abbott/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross with a crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 1993. Numerous musicians and performers gathered in front of the memorial to celebrate the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
(Photo: Cynthia Johnson/Liaison)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin sings outside the Lincoln Memorial during Bill Clinton’s inauguration week in 1993.
(Photo: Cynthia Johnson/The Life Images Collection/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Smokey Robinson kisses Aretha Franklin at a rehearsal for the “Aretha Franklin: Duets” concert in 1993.
(Photo: Catherine McGann/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin poses with the Blues Brothers (John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, Joe Morton, and Dan Aykroyd) at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998.
(Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at a JVC Jazz Festival concert in 2000.
(Photo: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder perform at “VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin” in 2001.
Source: Yahoo Music
Paul Thomas and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, and Britney Spears.
(Photo: KMazur/WireImage for NFL)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall in 2003.
Source: Yahoo Music
President George W. Bush awarding Aretha Franklin the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
(Photo: Douglas A. Sonders/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Fla., in 2005.
(Photo: Ralph Notaro/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin at the Inaugural Celebration to Benefit the Steven J. Ross Scholarship Fund in 2006.
(Photo: Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008.
(Photo: Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin performs at the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009.
(Photo: Ron Antonelli/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden in 2009.
(Photo: Kevin Kane/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin sings the national anthem at the 363rd commencement ceremony at Harvard University in 2014.
(Photo: Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Pope Francis looks on as Aretha Franklin performs during the Festival of Families in 2015.
(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Source: Yahoo Music
Clive Davis attends Aretha Franklin’s 74th birthday celebration at the Ritz-Carlton New York in 2016.
(Photo: Manny Carabel/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Aretha Franklin gives her final performance, at the Elton John AIDS Foundation gala on Nov. 7, 2017.
(Photo: Nicholas Hunt/WireImage)
Source: Yahoo Music
Just to remind everyone of how beautiful this woman was every single day of her life, no matter what her age and no matter what her size.
Sometimes a family doesn’t have to include Alexander the Great; sometimes a family can be just three soldiers in an ominously shaped vat of sewage.
Addressing media fears that disturbing the tomb could trigger an implacable Pharaoh’s curse, Mr Waziri declared: “We’ve opened it and, thank God, the world has not fallen into darkness.
“I was the first to put my whole head inside the sarcophagus… and here I stand before you … I am fine.”
Exactly what someone who is definitely possessed by the sludge demon would say.
On the night of August 16, 1933,
after a softball game at Toronto’s Christie Pits Park, a gang of young
men unfurled a white banner. On it was a black swastika, symbolic of
Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews. It was directed at a team of mostly
Jewish teens from Toronto’s Harbord Playground. Anti-Semitism had been
mounting in Toronto, then an overwhelmingly British, Protestant city.
Groups called “swastika clubs” had formed to intimidate Jews. The banner
sparked a riot. Youth from Italian and Ukrainian backgrounds rallied to
the Jewish side. The six-hour brawl marked a turning point for
resistance to anti-Semitism. It led to a Toronto ban on the swastika.
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