Aretha Franklin: Aretha...
Val Wilmer, DownBeat, 8 August 1968
"WHAT'LL YOU tell me 'bout that?" demanded a jubilant Aretha Franklin as she bounced offstage following a thunderous reception at the end of her first British visit. The comfortably rounded, earthy little singer was clearly amazed at the way she'd inspired the audience to wind up by rushing the stage, clamoring for another helping of greens from "Lady Soul."
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