UKCruiseJeff Posted August 17, 2018 #201 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I am an Aretha Franklin fan and am feeling very sad as she had an amazing voice and succeeded through adversity. Julie It is my theory that much of her success is somewhat due to the adversity. It is in her delivery and performance. It was a magical time in the music industry in those early years with the combination of Jewish management and talented Jewish composers harnessing, encouraing and nurturing Black performers. Jerry Wexler was the man who realised that Aretha shouldn't be a Jazz singer where she was being encouraged to move and he asked Gerry Goffin to write a song with his partner Carole King about "a natural woman" and they wrote the soul song for her. She released her song in 1967 and I actually remember where I was when I first heard it. Carole King released Tapestry with her folksy version four years later. Carole King is in my view possibly the most talented pop song writer of the generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare frantic36 Posted August 17, 2018 #202 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Interesting thoughts from everyone. I'm off to bed as it has been a big day. Have a good one and Mysty and sunset et al please continue with the funnies....we all need them. Cheers, Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 17, 2018 #203 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Thought I’d share some of the nice collection of tributes and synopsis in today’s Times ...... eg How the soul sister-in-chief became a civil rights heroine https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-aretha-franklin-soul-sister-in-chief-became-a-civil-rights-heroine-v7wkjq2wv?shareToken=65f7f5064ac8f0da8a237d6db47d57c1 She was, quite simply, the Queen of Soul https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aretha-franklin-she-was-quite-simply-the-queen-ofsoul-7cr9cvghw?shareToken=cca42499277e691c26162147cc451a32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted August 17, 2018 #204 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Last night we had a power failure - no TV, radio, internet etc. So OH and I ended up sitting chatting. She seems like a nice person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted August 17, 2018 #205 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I went to the pub last night to cheer myself up. ''Why so sad?'' asked the barman ''My wife said she wouldn't speak to me for 7 days.'' ''So? Why so sad?'' ''That was a week ao.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted August 17, 2018 #206 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Ha Ha TTS!....Now you're channeling Jimmy Durante...."Ha-cha-cha-chaaaaaaa!, I got a million of 'em"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted August 17, 2018 #207 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Agree we need, or at least I need, more levity and less vitriol! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted August 17, 2018 #208 Share Posted August 17, 2018 One of our neighbours holds the world record for concussions. He only lives a stone's throw away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted August 17, 2018 #209 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I was raised as an only child. That really annoyed my brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted August 17, 2018 #210 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Hahaha! Ask and ye shall receive! ty TTS Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TLCOhio Posted August 17, 2018 #211 Share Posted August 17, 2018 It was a magical time in the music industry in those early years with the combination of Jewish management and talented Jewish composers harnessing, encouraing and nurturing Black performers. Jerry Wexler was the man who realised that Aretha shouldn't be a Jazz singer where she was being encouraged to move and he asked Gerry Goffin to write a song with his partner Carole King about "a natural woman" and they wrote the soul song for her. She released her song in 1967 and I actually remember where I was when I first heard it. Carole King released Tapestry with her folksy version four years later. Carole King is in my view possibly the most talented pop song writer of the generation. Appreciate this above great history and background by Jeff about Aretha, the QUEEN!! Wonderful songs, voice, etc.!! Am a super fun for all of the Motown magic, including the Tops, Temptations, Smokey, Supremes, Little Stevie, etc. Great tunes and fun memories. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio. SE Asia/Mekong River, Etc.! Just completed a Jan. 21-Feb. 20, 2018, first adventure through Southeast Asia with stops in Hong Kong and Bangkok, before traveling all over Vietnam and Cambodia. This includes seven days sailing on the Mekong River. Now at 31,498 views. Lots of fun, interesting pictures!! See more at: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2591474 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted August 17, 2018 #212 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) Appreciate this above great history and background by Jeff about Aretha, the QUEEN!! Wonderful songs, voice, etc.!! Am a super fun for all of the Motown magic, including the Tops, Temptations, Smokey, Supremes, Little Stevie, etc. Great tunes and fun memories. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio. SE Asia/Mekong River, Etc.! Just completed a Jan. 21-Feb. 20, 2018, first adventure through Southeast Asia with stops in Hong Kong and Bangkok, before traveling all over Vietnam and Cambodia. This includes seven days sailing on the Mekong River. Now at 31,498 views. Lots of fun, interesting pictures!! See more at: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2591474 Terry, I heard Smokey Robinson last night with Don Lemon...…..did you know Smokey and Aretha were raised in the same place in Detroit? He said they had been friends since they were little kids...…..her father was a Minister (I believe). And they showed many clips of her from when she started in the business through today. Singing at so many places, celebrations, funerals, etc......she sang when Dr King was alive and at his funeral. And what was very cool, when Carole King was presented with her Kennedy Center Honor, Aretha sang to her.....and Aretha got her Honor back in 1994. Carole received hers in 2015. I am with you on being a Motown fan...….I love it too...….I love many types of music but Motown always had me.:) Edited August 17, 2018 by Lois R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 17, 2018 #213 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) Hi L, Aretha’s father was indeed a preacher .... but not quite as you might expect. Ray Charles described the “events” organised by Clarence LaVaughn Franklin as “wild” and CL actually had a child with a 12 year old girl. He was extremely “colourful”. Martin Luther King was a friend and stayed at their home. It was hardly suprising that Aretha brought up in that highly dysfunctional environment also had her first child at roughly that age and in fact had two kids before her 16th birthday. She was a unique singer, but she was an extremely complex person with many demons by all accounts. I remember reading about the times she worked with Luther Vandros who was secured to produce an album for her. She was pretty disrespectful and it didn’t sound like the relationship was positive. It is difficult to establish a phase in her life when she felt secure and happy. Sadly. Edited August 17, 2018 by UKCruiseJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted August 18, 2018 #214 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Greetings Coolers! In appreciation for frantic36 (julie)'s message of appreciation today's funny comes from Meanwhile in Australia..... Have a great day all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted August 18, 2018 #215 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLeh Posted August 18, 2018 #216 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Morning all, from a smoky west coast of Canada. The province of BC has declared a state of emergency as we have nearly 600 fires burning throughout the province. Over 400,000 hectares (that's close to a million acres) have burnt so far in 2018. The smoke from the fires is affecting most of western Canada and can be seen from space. https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/bc-fires-satellite-1.4789298 TTS: do you travel with a virtual rimshot for your one-liners? (ie: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Azulann Posted August 18, 2018 #217 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Morning all, from a smoky west coast of Canada. The province of BC has declared a state of emergency as we have nearly 600 fires burning throughout the province. Over 400,000 hectares (that's close to a million acres) have burnt so far in 2018. The smoke from the fires is affecting most of western Canada and can be seen from space. https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/bc-fires-satellite-1.4789298 TTS: do you travel with a virtual rimshot for your one-liners? (ie: ) I live in MN and we have an air quality alert for the whole weekend due to the smoke from the Canandian fires. The sky is milky , no sun for three days. The air waters my eyes to stay outside for any lenght of time. Hope the fall rains or early snow come soon to Western Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted August 18, 2018 #218 Share Posted August 18, 2018 OH and I can't agree on our next trip. I want to spend the time in an ultra-luxury tropical paradise. And she wants to come with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted August 18, 2018 #219 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Aren't Russian dolls annoying? They're just so full of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted August 18, 2018 #220 Share Posted August 18, 2018 TTS...you are a ray of sunshine! I hope the lovely Mrs TTS is wearing shades! Thanks for the grins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted August 18, 2018 #221 Share Posted August 18, 2018 My teacher at mime school really hated me. Was it something I said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted August 19, 2018 #222 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Greetings Coolers! Another chuckle TTS! Thank you! Today's funny..... Have a great day all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted August 19, 2018 #223 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Hi Mysty…..LOL what a cute baby and the funny is really funny!!!:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted August 19, 2018 #224 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Glad you enjoyed it Lois! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLeh Posted August 19, 2018 #225 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I live in MN and we have an air quality alert for the whole weekend due to the smoke from the Canandian fires. The sky is milky , no sun for three days. The air waters my eyes to stay outside for any lenght of time.Hope the fall rains or early snow come soon to Western Canada. We're hoping so too! We've had a bit of relief from the smoke, as the winds have shifted a bit. But still no rain in sight, and another heatwave forecast for tomorrow. With all the heat and smoke I feel like I'm in a hot smoker and will come out looking (and possibly tasting) like beef jerky at the end of the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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