Ailing Aretha Franklin visited by Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson

[left-of-center2012]

(Reuters) -
Aretha Franklin, the legendary soul singer who has fallen gravely ill, was visited at her Detroit-area home on Tuesday by fellow recording artist Stevie Wonder, U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and ex-husband Glynn Turman, her publicist said.

Franklin, 76, a one-time gospel singer whose reign as the “Queen of Soul” has spanned more than 50 years, is under hospice care at her home, according to publicist Gwendolyn Quinn.

Quinn declined to discuss Franklin’s ailment, but said: “She’s seriously ill.”

In her heyday of the 1960 and 1970s, Franklin dominated the music charts with hits including “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” “Baby, I Love You,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” and “Respect,” a cover of an Otis Redding tune that became a song of empowerment during the U.S. civil rights era.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-aretha-franklin/ailing-aretha-franklin-visited-by-stevie-wonder-jesse-jackson-idUSKBN1KZ28P

[wryter2000]

1. Another thread said she was alert and joking with people

So it was a good visit.

That song changed the way I look at music. I've been a total fan of soul ever since.

[Leghorn21]

5. I was in a little cafe in late afternoon with my brother and his friend Gene C., 1967. There was

one pool table, and they were having a friendly game. Gene went to the jukebox, pushed some buttons, and went back to the game.

A few seconds later, this - this song started playing, mmmmm, nice and LOUD. And PURE.

I have never been the same, and that’s a fact.

Of course, it was “Respect”, and I hear you loud and clear, w!!

OH

[wryter2000]

6. Yup

I couldn't be the only one who felt that way.

[NNadir]

2. One of the most beautiful moments in my political lifetime was when she sang at Obama's...

...inauguration.

I really wept.

And I loved the hat...

[left-of-center2012]

4. Aretha Franklin - Sings 'America' My Country Tis Of Thee Jan 20, 2009

[NNadir]

7. Thank you. I wept again. It was so beautiful, to see her, and the crowds full of hope. n/t

[potone]

3. Having seen her mostly in her later years...

I had forgotten how beautiful she was when she was young. What a woman!