About a week ago, the 2015 Kennedy Center honors were aired on TV. While there were several outstanding musical performances, the one that stood out most was 73 year-old Aretha Franklin performing Natural Woman for honoree Carole King. You can see video of the stunning performance here.
Of course, this should not be entirely surprising. After all, Aretha is the Queen of Soul. And she's held that title for nearly 50 years! While some of her classic songs, like the aforementioned Natural Woman and RESPECT, have been overplayed to death on the oldies rock stations, there is plenty of deeper material to explore in Aretha's catalog. I prefer the bluesier stuff.
Here is a 26 year-old Aretha in some excellent quality video for 1968. Bear with the introductions for the first minute or so, the song is worth it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S44sovsp7RE
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