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Originally Posted by MovieLover12
BBC News has just announced that Aretha Franklin has died, aged 76.
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One of the greatest soul singers all-time. I obviously didn't know her as well as I thought. Only heard today she was an excellent pianist. I heard today Elton John tweeted:
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Her voice was unique, her piano playing underrated – she was one of my favourite pianists.
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I saw her perform live on TV many times, I just never saw her behind the piano.
Radio played a recording of her singing at church at age 14, and I wouldn't have known she was that young... she seemed to have all of her vibrato and accents that she displayed throughout the rest of her career.