RIP Queen of Soul

[Sailor]

RIP my sweet Queen. We will never forget you. R E S P E C T.

 

[CL82]

Very sorry to hear this. She was one the greats for sure.

 

[Lefty2one]

RIP. My fav of hers...

 

[Palatine]

One of the great voices of our time. RIP.

 

[Guapo]

Queen of Soul and King of Rock both died on August 16th

 

[storrsroars]

That didn't take long... she just went into hospice on Monday.

Amazing talent. Might be best we'll ever see at what she did.

Queen of Soul and King of Rock both died on August 16th

I've never heard Robert Johnson called "King of Rock", but I'll go along with that given rock doesn't exist without the blues.

 

[HuskyHawk]

RIP. She was a giant. Long, life and she gave us many lasting memories. There isn't going to be another Aretha.

 

[Guapo]

That didn't take long... she just went into hospice on Monday.

Amazing talent. Might be best we'll ever see at what she did.



I've never heard Robert Johnson called "King of Rock", but I'll go along with that given rock doesn't exist without the blues.

I was referring to Elvis dying on August 16th, 1977

 

[storrsroars]

I was referring to Elvis dying on August 16th, 1977

I knew that. I simply don't acknowledge it.

 

[Guapo]

I knew that. I simply don't acknowledge it.

Fair enough!

 

[BugsyCT]

RIP

 

[temery]

Very sorry to hear this. She was one the greats for sure.

That should be the Boneyard's theme song.

 

[CL82]

That should be the Boneyard's theme song.

Probably a better choice than Freeway of Love.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Pancreatic cancer... day after she shifts to palliative care... at least it was probably quick

RIP

 

[Kitaman]

Describing certain extraordinary, talented legends can not be put into words, thank goodness music can!

And to think she was past her prime seasoned in this 'description':



Note: That's the song's writer Carole King in ecstasy.

 

[Horatio]

RIP Queen

 

[David 76]

I don't know if our younger members could totally appreciate her impact, her talent at her prime.
just an awesome, rare talent.
Thank you Aretha.

 

[A10 fan]

Unfortunately, we're at a point in time where we will be regularly saying goodbye to the musical titans of the 60s and 70s. 20 years from now, most of them will be gone.

 

[jibsey]

Watching clips of her on the piano, incredible.

 

[storrsroars]

A moment I forgot...

Emmys director: "Hey Aretha, got a moment?"
Aretha: "Sure, what's up?"
Emmys director: "Luciano Pavarotti just got sick and can't go on tonight."
Aretha: "Sorry to hear that..."
Emmys director: "You think you could go on and take his place?"
Aretha: "OK. What do you think I should sing, 'Respect' or 'Natural Woman'?"
Emmys director: "Um, neither. It's Luciano's spot so it'll be the operatic 'Nessun Dorma'."
Aretha: "Whatever."

 

[dvegas]

Taking a look at the scene from the Blues Brothers that were posted, earlier this summer we lost Matt Guitar Murphy of the Shaboo Allstars, RIP Blues Brothers Guitarist Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy Dead at 88 – Rolling Stone

 

[MadDogRevival]

. . . I'll go along with that given rock doesn't exist without the blues.

Not knowable.

 

[storrsroars]

Not knowable.

This should be an interesting thesis... please go ahead and elaborate!

 

[MadDogRevival]

This should be an interesting thesis... please go ahead and elaborate!

It's not simple enough?
You're assuming that rock and roll would not have developed on its own.
Sure, rock progressions were based on blues progressions and everybody in early rock was influenced by blues artists. But if blues never existed you don't know where music would have gone. Do you?

 

[storrsroars]

It's not simple enough?
You're assuming that rock and roll would not have developed on its own.
Sure, rock progressions were based on blues progressions and everybody in early rock was influenced by blues artists. But if blues never existed you don't know where music would have gone. Do you?

I believe you just answered your question via the bolded part above. Music would have gone somewhere else that wasn't rock n roll as we know it.

Maybe without the competition, Texas Swing would've taken over.