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Post by ladona on Nov 3, 2011 4:16:18 GMT 1
Oh, ok. Lol, I thought you knew something that we didn't. I suppose "A Rose is Still a Rose" would be the logical song choice. I think that song was the only hit on the album. That would be a great tribute to Aretha Franklin. I mean, why would anyone else sing it?
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Post by Nutzz on Nov 3, 2011 11:35:48 GMT 1
Hope she'll sing "A Rose is still a rose" like u said, who else can sing it? And, for the lyrics and to remember Sister act era, would like to hear "Deeper love" !!!
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Post by masdo on Nov 3, 2011 13:16:46 GMT 1
I am waiting in anticipation...
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Post by WhatGiveMeMyMoney on Nov 4, 2011 3:51:59 GMT 1
Does anyone know if this is being televised???
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Post by puma on Nov 5, 2011 2:17:25 GMT 1
I love this tweet:
mclyte MC Lyte Headed to HOB in a few to celebrate Aretha Franklin. Just bumped into Lauryn Hill in the elevator...simply beautiful Go head Sis.#Cleveland
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Post by Essence on Nov 5, 2011 17:41:54 GMT 1
Well, according to TimesDaily, there will be a professional band to play for each act, including Lauryn. So you know what that means - no constant heckling of the band, no weird arm movements, original speed of the music, and just pure, uninterrupted singing. Also, Lauryn has the same rehearsal time as her co-workers - "eight-hour rehearsal on Thursday, more rehearsal on Friday and another six-hour rehearsal today. She'll be performing alongside with the aforementioned acts, and I suppose, by herself too. I can't wait for this.
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Post by Essence on Nov 5, 2011 17:45:34 GMT 1
I think if this was being aired on television, we would've seen some commercials by now, or advertisements of it online. But hopefully someone will stream it online or get a good-quality recording of it.
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Post by gest on Nov 5, 2011 22:55:58 GMT 1
Paris 11:00 p.m. excited/impatient
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Post by pbsmd on Nov 6, 2011 1:52:22 GMT 1
FYI......... John Soeder, The Plain Dealer’s pop music critic, will be tweeting live during the show twitter.com/#!/johnsoeder
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Post by puma on Nov 6, 2011 2:54:58 GMT 1
I didn't know this before but umm...Lauryn is the headliner!!! She's performing a whole set of Aretha songs. I'm excited!! I really hope that she kills this. She needs this to be amazing!!!
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Post by unconstrained14u on Nov 6, 2011 3:03:45 GMT 1
OMG! Is she playing the piano?!?!?!
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Post by puma on Nov 6, 2011 3:16:33 GMT 1
swhitall Susan Whitall Lauryn Hill does a tense, un-langorous Daydreaming. Watching a singer angrily gesture at her band is a buzzkill #aretharockhall
@johnsoeder: Lauryn hill in the house for "one step ahead" #aretha
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Post by puma on Nov 6, 2011 3:17:11 GMT 1
OMG! Is she playing the piano?!?!?! That's a mistake. That's Twinkie Clark.
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Post by guest21 on Nov 6, 2011 4:45:31 GMT 1
Aretha Franklin honored in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame American Music Masters tribute
Published: Saturday, November 05, 2011, 11:00 PM Updated: Saturday, November 05, 2011, 11:10 PM By John Soeder, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Queen of Soul got the royal treatment. Aretha Franklin was the guest of honor Saturday night for a sold-out tribute concert at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre in Cleveland. Her praises -- and her songs -- were sung by an all-star lineup that included Lauryn Hill, Dennis Edwards of the Temptations and Chaka Khan.
Franklin, 69, was not scheduled to perform, but the spirit apparently moved her. Toward the end of the three-hour affair, she sat down at a piano and belted out a transcendent rendition of "A Song for You," trading lines with Edwards.
"I'd like to dedicate this to you and thank you all for coming tonight," Franklin said, sending a special shout-out to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who was in the audience.
Franklin had surgery last year for an unspecified health problem, but she was in fine form on this occasion.
"I am here by the grace of God tonight," she said. "Grace is going to lead me on."
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson gave her a key to the city. The show capped a weeklong American Music Masters salute to Franklin, presented by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University. Make that Dr. Franklin. At the start of the concert, she received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from CWRU.
Mike Farris, formerly of the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, launched the musical portion of the evening with a rousing "Mary Don't You Weep," which underscored Franklin's gospel roots. She recorded the spiritual for her seminal 1972 album "Amazing Grace."
Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, Franklin got her start in the choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church presided over by her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin.
More gospel fervor was forthcoming.
Twinkie Clark accompanied herself on organ for a sanctified "Never Grow Old."
"Can I get a witness?" Clark shouted. She got a few thousand of them.
Cissy Houston testified to the tune of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." She was joined by drummer Bernard Purdie, Franklin's erstwhile bandleader.
Jerry "The Iceman" Butler of Impressions renown, now a county commissioner in Illinois, crooned "Brand New Me."
Melinda Doolittle, a finalist on "American Idol' in 2007, soared on "Wonderful."
Carla Cook brought her jazz stylings to bear on "Skylark" and "Soulville," a pair of songs Franklin cut for Columbia Records before her 1967 breakthrough on Atlantic Records. Accompanying Cook was rising-star pianist Kris Bowers, who recently won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.
Ronald Isley reminisced about meeting Franklin in 1962 and hearing her sing "Today I Sing the Blues," which he revisited with gusto. Edwards did right by "Chain of Fools."
Khan, who has been nominated for Rock Hall induction next year along with her old group, Rufus, brought down the roof with "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." "God bless you, my sister and my friend," Khan told Franklin.
Another highlight was a rare appearance by Hill, who has kept a low profile in recent years. The founding member of the Fugees won five Grammy Awards for her 1998 solo debut, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," and wrote the title track of Franklin's "A Rose Is Still a Rose" album, released the same year.
Hill got to shine on "A Rose Is Still a Rose," as well as "One Step Ahead" and "Day Dreaming."
Musicians who backed Franklin in the 1960s, including keyboardist Spooner Oldham and bassist David Hood, were part of the house band.
Patti Austin had been on the bill, too, but she dropped off because she had the flu.
Franklin was the first woman enshrined in the Rock Hall, in 1987. This was the 16th annual installment of the American Music Masters series, which began in 1996 with a salute to Woody Guthrie. Other honorees have included Sam Cooke, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Les Paul and Janis Joplin.
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