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RSS FeedsAretha Franklin came to Washington to sing - and for history
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19 august 2018 19:34:26

 
Aretha Franklin came to Washington to sing - and for history
(WorldNews Music)
 


As a 21-year-old Aretha Franklin worked on her singing voice in New York during the summer of 1963, her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin, raced to finish the final touches on the planned March on Washington. Nearly five decades later, Franklin found herself in Washington and performing `My Country `Tis of Thee` at the inauguration of the nation`s first black president. It wasn`t the first time she sang to a Leader of the Free World. Throughout her career, the `Queen of Soul` often returned to the nation`s capital for performances that at times put her in line with key moments of U.S. history. She sang for diplomats, welcomed emperors and brought one president - Barack Obama - to tears. Franklin...


 
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