Aretha Franklin (64 page)
Authors: Mark Bego
(18)
The Hartford Courant
, “Aretha Franklin Gets Honorary Degree,” by Kathleen Megan, May 24, 2010
(19)
The Washington Post
, “Condoleezza Rice, Aretha Franklin: A Philadelphia show of a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T,” by Anne Midgette, July 29, 2010
(20)
www.CNN.com
, “Aretha Franklin Cancels Concerts Because of Fractured Ribs, Pain,” by the CNN Wire Staff, August 4, 2010|
(21)
The Village Voice
, “Aretha Cancels Concerts, Will Miss the Food,” by Michael Musto, August 4, 2010
(22)
The Huffington Post
, “Aretha Franklin: Halle Berry Should Portray Me in Film,” by Mike Householder, September 10, 2010
(23)
The Detroit Free Press,
“Aretha Franklin's Son Severely Beaten in Detroit,” by Mike Helms, September 21, 2010
(24)
BlackSpin News
/
Black Voices Entertainment Newswire
, “Aretha Franklin Release From Hospital Under Cloud of Mystery,” by Karu F. Daniels, November 3, 2010
(25)
Herald Sun
[Australia], November 5, 2010, “Fears for Aretha Franklin's Health”
(26)
Jet
, “Aretha Franklin On Her Health,” by Clarence Waldron, November 4, 2010
(27)
The Oakland Press
[via Associated Press], “Jesse Jackson: Aretha Franklin âRecovering Well;' Reports Indicate She Has Cancer,” by Mike Householder, December 8, 2010
(28)
The National Enquirer
“Aretha Cancer Story,” by Patricia Shipp, and Lynn Allison, December 20, 2011
(29)
Access Hollywood
, “Aretha Franklin Sets The Record Straight On Her Health,” interview by Shaun Robinson, January 13, 2011
(30)
USA Today
, “Aretha Franklin: Halle Berry Was âNot My Only Choice,” by Ann Oldenburg, January 25, 2011
(31)
The Detroit News
, “Aretha Franklin Attends Pistons Game,” February 11. 2011
(32)
The Grammy Awards
, CBS-TV, February 13, 2011
(33)
BlackSpin News
/
Black Voices Entertainment Newswire
, “Aretha Franklin Reveals New Look, Shares Her Thoughts On Star-Studded Grammy Tribute,” by Karu F. Daniels, February 13, 2011
(34)
The Hollywood Reporter
, “Aretha Franklin âSorry' Fantasia Was Upset By Grammy Tribute,” by Lindsay Powers, February 23, 2011
(35)
The Wendy Williams Show
, “Interview with Aretha Franklin, March 3, 2011
(36)
The Wall Street Journal
, “The Search for Aretha's Sound,” a review of
Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia
, by Marc Myers, March 11, 2011
(37)
The Detroit News
, “Aretha Franklin's Columbia Recordings Reveal a Young Singer Finding Her Voice,” by Susan Whitall, March 16, 2011
(38)
The National Enquirer
, “Happy 69th Birthday, Aretha!,” by Bob Hartlein, April 11, 2011
(39)
The View
, ABC-TV, April 28, 2011
(40)
The Chicago Sun-Times
, review of
A Woman Falling Out of Love
, by Thomas Conner, May 3, 2011
(41)
The Washington Post
, review of
A Woman Falling Out of Love
, by Allison Stewart, May 2, 2011
(42)
Rolling Stone
, review of
A Woman Falling Out of Love
, by Will Hermes, May 26, 2011
(43)
Author's e-mail dialogue with Tom Cuddy, May 10, 2011
(44)
Aretha Franklin on the TV show
Live with Regis and Kelly
, July 21, 2011
(45)
US
magazine, “Talk About a Fashion Emergency,” June 21, 2011
(46)
CNN Style News
, “Aretha Franklin Breaks Toe After Tripping Over a Shoe,” June 24, 2011
(47)
The New York Times Sunday Magazine
, “A-R-E-T-H-A,” by Rob Hoerburger, July 8, 2011
(48)
The Toledo Blade
, “Aretha Franklin's Company Sued,” July 17, 2011
(49)
Billboard
, as reported via the Associated Press, “Aretha Franklin Criticizes Songwriter Over Rights Lawsuit,” August 2, 2011
(50)
Author's conversation with Derek Storm, July 21, 2011
(51)
The New York Times
, “A Fount of Soul, Full Throttle,” by Jon Pareles, July 28, 2011
(52)
The New York Post
, “The Queen of Kings,” by Dan Aquilante, August 5, 2011
QUOTE SOURCES for
Chapter Twelve: How Does Aretha Keep the Music Playing?
(1)
  Author's eyewitness report of Aretha Franklin at DTE Music Center, Clarkston, Michigan, August 25, 2011
(2)
 Â
Rolling Stone
, review of
Tony Bennett Duets II
, by Jody Rosen, September 29, 2011
(3)
  The
Los Angeles Times
, album review of Tony Bennett's
Duets II
, by Mikael Wood, September 19, 2011
(4)
 Â
CBS News Celebrity Circuit
, “Tony Bennett Reaches Out To a New Generation,” September 20, 2011
(5)
  The author's interview with Clyde Otis, March 3, 1988
(6)
  Author's e-mail dialogue with Freda Payne, May 8 and 9, 2011
(7)
  Author's e-mail dialogue with Sarah Dash, May 16, 2011
(8)
  Author's conversation with Mary Wilson, Los Angeles, September 27, 2011
(9)
  The author's interview with Jerry Wexler, May 2, 1988
(10)
People
, “Aretha Franklin: I Feel Fabulous,” by Rennie Dyball, May 2, 2011
(11)
The author's interview with an anonymous doctor from Cedar's Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, April 21, 2011
Albums
On Chess Records
Songs of Faith
(Chess Records / 1956) (also released as
Aretha Gospel
on Checker Records, 1982; and as a shortened CD version called
Precious Lord
on Laserlight Digital, 2001)
Produced by Joe Von Battles
“There is a Fountain Filled with Blood”
“Precious Lord (Part One)”
“Precious Lord (Part Two)”
“You Grow Closer”
“Never Grow Old”
“The Day Is Past and Gone”
“He Will Wash You White as Snow”
“While the Blood Runs Warm”
“Yield Not to Temptation”
On Columbia Records
Aretha
(Columbia Records / 1961)
[Also released as
The Great Aretha FranklinâThe First 12 Sides
on Columbia Records, 1972]
Produced by John Hammond
“Won't Be Long”
“Over the Rainbow”
“Love Is the Only Thing”
“Sweet Lover”
“All Night Long”
“Who Needs You?”
“Right Now”
“Are You Sure”
“Maybe I'm a Fool”
“It Ain't Necessarily So”
“By Myself”
“Today I Sing the Blues”
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
(Columbia Records / 1962)
Produced by John Hammond
“You Made Me Love You” “I Told You So” “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody”
“Nobody Like You”
“Exactly Like You”
“It's So Heartbreakin'”
“Rough Lover”
“Blue Holiday”
“Just For You”
“That Lucky Old Sun”
“I Surrender Dear”
“Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive”
The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin
(Columbia Records / 1962)
Produced by Robert Mersey
“Don't Cry, Baby”
“Try a Little Tenderness”
“I Apologize”
“Without the One You Love”
“Look for the Silver Lining”
“I'm Sitting on Top of the World”
“Just For a Thrill”
“God Bless the Child”
“I'm Wandering”
“How Deep Is the Ocean”
“I Don't Know Anymore”
“Lover Come Back To Me”
Laughing on the Outside
(Columbia Records / 1963)
Produced by Robert Mersey
“Skylark”
“For All We Know”
“Make Someone Happy”
“I Wonder (Where You Are Tonight)”
“Solitude”
“Laughing on the Outside”
“Say It Isn't So”
“Until the Real Thing Comes Along”
“If Ever I Would Leave You”
“Where Are You”
“Mr. Ugly”
“I Wanna Be Around”
UnforgettableâA Tribute to Dinah Washington
(Columbia Records / 1964)
Produced by Robert Mersey
“Unforgettable”
“Cold, Cold Heart”
“What a Diff'rence a Day Makes”
“Drinking Again”
“Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning”
“Evil Gal Blues”
“Don't Say You're Sorry Again”
“This Bitter Earth”
“If I Should Lose You”
“Soulville”
[“Lee Cross” was later added to the 1995 CD version of this album, because it came from one of the studio sessions that produced this album]
Runnin' Out of Fools
(Columbia Records / 1964)
Produced by Clyde Otis
“Mockingbird”
“How Glad I Am”
“Walk On By”
“Every Little Bit Hurts”
“The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)”
“You'll Lose a Good Thing”
“I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face”
“It's Just a Matter of Time”
“Runnin' Out of Fools”
“My Guy”
“Two Sides of Love”
“One Room Paradise”
Yeah!!!
(Columbia Records / 1965)
Produced by Clyde Otis
“This Could Be the Start of Something”
“Once in a Lifetime”
“Misty”
“More”
“There Is No Greater Love”
“Muddy Water”
“If I Had a Hammer”
“Impossible”
“Today I Love Ev'rybody”
“Without the One You Love”
“Trouble in Mind”
“Love for Sale”
Soul Sister
(Columbia Records / 1965)
Produced by Clyde Otis, Robert Mersey, and Bob Johnston
“Until You Were Gone”
“You Made Me Love You”
“Follow Your Heart”
“Ol' Man River”
“Sweet Bitter Love”
“A Mother's Love”
“Swanee”
“(No, No) I'm Losing You”
“Take a Look”
“Can't You Just See Me”
“Cry Like a Baby”
Take It Like You Give It
(Columbia Records / 1967)
Produced by Clyde Otis, Bob Johnston, Robert Mersey, and Bobby Scott
“Why Was I Born?”
“I May Never Get to Heaven”
“Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make It for the Door)”
“Her Little Heart Went to Loveland”
“Lee Cross”
“Take It Like You Give It”
“Only the One You Love”
“Deeper”
“Remember Me”
“Land of Dreams”
“A Little Bit of Soul”
Take a Look
(Columbia Records / 1967)
Produced by Clyde Otis, John Hammond, Al Kasha, and Robert Mersey
“Lee Cross”
“Operation Heartbreak”
“Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home”
“I'll Keep On Smiling”
“I Won't Cry Anymore”
“Take a Look”
“Won't Be Long”
“Until You Were Gone”
“Blue Holiday”
“Follow Your Heart”
Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits
(Columbia Records / 1967)
Produced by Clyde Otis, John Hammond, and Robert Mersey
“Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody”
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“Cry Like a Baby”
“Without the One You Love”
“One Step Ahead”
“Evil Gal Blues”
“Runnin' Out of Fools”
“Try a Little Tenderness”
“Sweet Bitter Love”
“God Bless the Child”
“If Ever I Would Leave You”
Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits Volume II
(Columbia Records / 1967)
Produced by Clyde Otis, and Robert Mersey
“Lee Cross”
“Say It Isn't So”
“Skylark”
“Take It Like You Give It”
“Take a Look”
“Soulville”
“Every Little Bit Hurts”
“Don't Cry, Baby”
“All Night Long”
“Just for a Thrill”
Queen of Soul
(Columbia/Harmony Records / 1968)
Produced by Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, and John Hammond
“You Made Me Love You”
“Follow Your Heart”
“Love for Sale”
“I Surrender, Dear”
“Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?”
“What a Diff'rence a Day Makes”
“I May Never Get to Heaven”
“I Apologize”
“It's Just a Matter of Time”
Once in a Lifetime
(Columbia/Harmony Records / 1969)
Produced by Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, and John Hammond
“(Blue) By Myself”
“Look for the Silver Lining”
“I May Never Get to Heaven”
“My Guy”
“Once in a Lifetime”
“Moon River”
“Exactly Like You”
“If I Had a Hammer”
“Unforgettable”
Soft and Beautiful
(Columbia Records / 1969)