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Aretha Franklin: Queen Aretha Holds Court

Jeff Apter, nyrock.com, March 1998

THERE ARE few performers for whom one name is sufficient (and no, this list does not include Yanni). Think Bruce, Garth, Iggy, Janis. And, of course, Aretha, variously known as the Queen of Soul, Goddess of Gospel, and the only person to emerge from Blues Brothers 2000 with her credibility intact.

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