UPDATE 6/23: The Aretha Franklin box set, Aretha, originally scheduled for release in November 2020, will now arrive July 30th, Rhino announced Thursday. Ahead of the collection, Franklin’s unreleased studio rendition of “You Light Up My Life” has been revealed: – A new career-spanning Aretha Franklin box set will collect …
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Less than a week before her death, Aretha Franklin was on the phone with a friend, planning her next record. “I knew she was under the weather,” says Harvey Mason Jr., an R&B producer and session pro known for his work with Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake. “But …
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Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16th at age 76, recorded more than 40 full-length albums in her six-decade career. It’s a deep catalog, crowded with indisputable classics and hidden gems. Rolling Stone’s music staff is paying its R.E.S.P.E.C.T.s to the Queen with tributes to our favorite Aretha LPs. Next …
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