Diana, Princess of Wales, died on August 31, 1997. Ten years after her death, I can easily recall what I was doing when the news first started to trickle in. Since sleep and I havent been friends for many years, I was in and out of bed and finally decided to watch some television. As I flipped through the channels, I noticed dark scenes with lots of flashing lights from emergency vehicles on most of the news channels and paused to find out what was going on. Text running acr…
Aretha Franklin – The Story Of The Queen Of Soul
No matter who you are or where youve been, chances are that youve heard one or more of Aretha Franklins songs. Chances are also that youve had one of those classics ringing pleasurably in your head for hours on end. The Queen of Soul has that effect on people everywhere, and shes heading out on the road again this summer to provide millions of her fans with another reason to cherish her work.
Life Story
Franklin was born in Memphis on March 25, 1942. After a bit of…