Aretha Franklin News

An interesting question. How does one balance the Apollonian requirements of etiquette with the Dionysian elements of a live music performance? Not that that's how the letter-writer put it, of course: Recently, I had the good fortune to attend a live concert at the Wang Theater featuring Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul.

NBC is stocking its annual " Christmas in Rockefeller Center" special with big-name talent.

Soul diva Aretha Franklin threatened to pull out of her planned performance at the recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary tribute - if organizers couldn't promise to shut off all ventilation at Madison Square Garden in New York while she was in the building.

Soul diva ARETHA FRANKLIN threatened to pull out of her planned performance at the recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary tribute - if organisers couldn't promise to shut off all ventilation at Madison Square Garden in New York while she was in the building.

Caption: Aretha Franklin and guest the 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors - arrivals at the Kennedy Centre Washington DC, USA .... Soul diva ARETHA FRANKLIN threatened to pull out of her planned performance at the recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary tribute - if organisers couldn't promise to shut off all ventilation at Madison Square ...

Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 20, for a March show by Aretha Franklin at the St.

The Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, will perform in St. Augustine on March 19 at the Amphitheatre.

The day after Election Day, mere hours after the results were official, effervescent City Council President-elect Charles Pugh popped into City Hall to check out his new work environment.

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, is among the performers slated for the upcoming fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum.

Aretha Franklin dazzled the audience at the National Arts Centre's Southam Hall last night with her powerful voice.

Singers Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the musicians expected to perform at a Motown gala to mark the record label's 50th anniversary.

She didn't perform her signature song but I still have nothing but the utmost Respect for Aretha Franklin.

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin will perform the Motown Historical Museum's Nov.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME HOT MUSIC THAT'S SCARY GOOD ON HALLOWEEN, Caf R&B is serving up a steaming plate of rocking soul and R&B at the Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa Saturday night.

Aretha Franklin: giving the Queen of Soul her propers Singer Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange December 4, 2008.

Harvey Wasserman Hall of Fame benefit takes rock & roll to a new level November 3, 2009 NEW YORK - Music history has been made with two uniquely powerful nights of performances at Madison Square Garden in celebration of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame---and the educational foundation it supports.

L to R: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott aka Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott backstage at Hair Show at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway NYC.

For the second night in a row, Tom Hanks walked onstage at Madison Square Garden to do the introduction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert , and for the second night in a row some of the greatest rock acts of all time shared the stage.

Bono, right, and Bruce Springsteen perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, Friday in New York.

I am often criticised by my friends for my enjoyment of so-called 'old' music. Now were I not a soft, wilting, cowardly soul, I would find this annoying.