I’m not even remotely qualified to pronounce on the career of Aretha Franklin, but for me Soul Music begins and ends with “I Say a Little Prayer For You” and later on her performance of “Think” in The Blues Brothers. Lou Marini’s sax underpins the domestic row to end them all in the latter, just brilliant. So I won’t say anything, but just watch these again.
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by Tim | Aug 16, 2018 | Aretha franklin | 0 comments
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