Aretha Franklin News

Singers Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the musicians expected to perform at a Motown gala to mark the record label's 50th anniversary.

She didn't perform her signature song but I still have nothing but the utmost Respect for Aretha Franklin.

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin will perform the Motown Historical Museum's Nov.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME HOT MUSIC THAT'S SCARY GOOD ON HALLOWEEN, Caf R&B is serving up a steaming plate of rocking soul and R&B at the Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa Saturday night.

Aretha Franklin: giving the Queen of Soul her propers Singer Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange December 4, 2008.

Harvey Wasserman Hall of Fame benefit takes rock & roll to a new level November 3, 2009 NEW YORK - Music history has been made with two uniquely powerful nights of performances at Madison Square Garden in celebration of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame---and the educational foundation it supports.

L to R: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott aka Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott backstage at Hair Show at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway NYC.

For the second night in a row, Tom Hanks walked onstage at Madison Square Garden to do the introduction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert , and for the second night in a row some of the greatest rock acts of all time shared the stage.

Bono, right, and Bruce Springsteen perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, Friday in New York.

I am often criticised by my friends for my enjoyment of so-called 'old' music. Now were I not a soft, wilting, cowardly soul, I would find this annoying.

When You Get Right Down to It, Freddie Washington is "Truly Captivating" on 'In the Moment' 'Beloved" Bassist Master of 'The Groove's Logic" On Tour With Steely Dan Now Bassist 'Ready" Freddie Washington, a veteran of hundreds of sessions and shows with some of the world's best-known musicians, whose debut album 'In The Moment' is out now, got a ...

Published on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 3:33PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 8:42PM EDT I don't know how other so-called ghost-written books are done, but Anne Murray was closely involved in the research and preparation of this manuscript.

In pop, as in the sporting world that provided a model for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, one fan's dream is another's disappointment.

Since we last checked in with StLJN's sibling site Heliocentric Worlds , recent posts have featured videos from Jimmy Smith, Muddy Waters, Cannonball Adderley, Stevie Wonder & Aretha Franklin, Bill Frisell, Andrew Hill, Betty Carter, Tower of Power, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Klaus Doldinger & Passport, Elvin Jones, Don Cherry.

Tomorrow Moles plays host to a special Love Music Hate Racism show featuring Trenton & Free Radical and Lana.

Nancy Sinatra has never gotten the respect she deserves. The reasons for this are complex and reveal much about the times in which she emerged.

It's not easy to put Simon & Garfunkel to shame, especially on one of their biggest hits, but Aretha Franklin's searing gospel version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water'' at the Wang Theatre Saturday night blew away Paul and Art's pristine original.

There's a whole lot about Beth Ditto to love. The plus-size singer of dance-punk outfit Gossip has a killer voice -- think the soul of Aretha Franklin, the drama of Siouxsie Sioux with the trill of Dolly Parton thrown in -- amazing style, infectious energy, dance moves for days and southern charm.

A FEISTY songstress from Tottenham is tuning up for X Factor success as one third of edgy girl group Miss Frank.

The Queen is in town to address her devoted subjects on the topic of soul. Recipient of the 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom and 18 Grammys, her highness, Aretha Franklin , will deliver her message backed by an orchestra.