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Old 08-12-2018, 07:41 PM   #1
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Aretha Franklin


Aretha Franklin is gravely ill in Detroit.
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Old 08-12-2018, 10:44 PM   #2
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wow! sad. just read near death.
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Old 08-13-2018, 12:11 AM   #4
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Aretha was an occasional visitor to OTB I worked at in Chicago Loop in the 90s.
She'd come in and have dinner, relax, and play a few races. Nice lady.
American vocal treasure.


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Aretha was an occasional visitor to OTB I worked at in Chicago Loop in the 90s.
She'd come in and have dinner, relax, and play a few races. Nice lady.
American vocal treasure.
Wow...never would have guessed that in a million years. Very cool story!
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Aretha was an occasional visitor to OTB I worked at in Chicago Loop in the 90s.
She'd come in and have dinner, relax, and play a few races. Nice lady.
American vocal treasure.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB5sMYw37gw
WHERE...at State and Lake next to the Chicago theater? I used to go there all the time in the 90s.
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WHERE...at State and Lake next to the Chicago theater? I used to go there all the time in the 90s.
I worked both there and at the Jackson/Franklin branch near Sears Tower.
Worked in mutuels - was there for just a year 92-93. Lived in Evanston.
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Sad news. She is a real real legend.

My favorite.
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Get a load of this ! A few years before hitting it big on Atlantic records...what a set of pipes!
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I was told by someone connected to her family that she died on Monday.
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CNN says Hospice care as this morning???

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13/enter...ill/index.html
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The poor lady is at the end of her battle with cancer, when starting the thread I thought it might be more interesting to tribute a recording artist with some of her songs from you tube.

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Died earlier this morning at her home in Detroit surrounded by friends and family. RIP. The loss of a legendary talent. "Don't you don't get riled sugar me"

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an amazing talent

Rest in Peace Aretha
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