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December 12, 2006

Ahmet Ertegun -- A Musical Tribute

The music industry legend brought Ray Charles, Crosby Stills, Nash & Young to the masses.
August 15, 2005

Usher, Dion Salute Luther

Superstars pay tribute to Luther Vandross on "So Amazing"
July 21, 2005

Sheryl Sings for Lance

Crow pens "Wildflower" for cyclist boyfriend
March 21, 2005

In Brief: Aretha, Patti

Aretha's new soul, Patti's new gig

So Damn Happy

The queen of soul is still the Queen. But that doesn't mean the material on Aretha Franklin's latest album is deserving of her crown. Last time around, on 1998's A Rose Is Still a Rose, Lauryn Hill, Puff Daddy and other hot hitmakers plied fresh beats and old-school samples to aim Aretha's R&B at...

2003 RS: 2of 5 Stars

A Rose Is Still A Rose

1998

What You See Is What You Sweat

1991

Through The Storm

1989

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

1987

Aretha

1986

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Aretha Franklin is not only the definitive female soul singer of the '60s, but one of the most influential and important voices in the history of popular music. Aretha Franklin fused the leaps and swoops of the gospel music she grew up on with the sensuality of R&B, the innovation of jazz, and the precision of pop. After she hit her artistic and commercial stride in 1967, she made over a dozen mil...

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