New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

ARETHA TRIBUTE

ARETHA FRANKLIN BARED HER SOUL IN HER SINGING AND IN THE PROCESS BECAME A LEGEND. HERE ARE SOME OF HERE BIGGEST MOMENTS

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1993

Aretha was the voice of three presidenti­al inaugurati­ons – Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Here, in her fur − for which she was so well known − Aretha sang at the Lincoln Memorial

for Bill Clinton’s first swearing in as president in 1993.

1970

 ??  ?? The Queen of Soul in 1969 at the Atlantic Records Studio during The Weight recording sessions. “Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing,” she said. “It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributi­ons to your community and your civic contributi­ons as well.” Lesstalk more NG! SINGI
The Queen of Soul in 1969 at the Atlantic Records Studio during The Weight recording sessions. “Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing,” she said. “It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributi­ons to your community and your civic contributi­ons as well.” Lesstalk more NG! SINGI

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