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What a voice, what a legacy, what an inspiration, an influence on our country. Aretha franklin dead at the age of 76, this after a hardfought battle with pancreatic cancer. She leaves behind a sprawling catalog of classic, inspiring songs, including, of course, respect, think, i say a little prayer, and natural woman. Her performances just powerful. Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain for Purple Mountain majesties above the fruited plain America America god shed his grace on...

E. Noone passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Daily News of Newburyport on 2023-09-18.

Stacked in boxes on tables at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center are dozens and dozens of enlarged photographs. Part of a special exhibition, they depict ordinary Black Arkansans along with a scattering of prominent figures, going back as far as the final decades of Jim Crow.

Argenta Community Theater expands into a new space its calling ACT II with two celebratory grand-opening nights, 6 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday.

Franchise grocery chains were slow in coming to small towns like Monmouth.

Craig Brenner – Passages (Self-produced): “Craig Brenner explores the jazzy side of blues and boogie woogie piano. Called “a fine and funky pianist” by Living Blues, Craig has received multiple Indiana Arts Commission grants and he has been voted “Best Musician” in Bloomington, IN, in the Bloomington Independent; Craig & The Crawdads has been chosen best band.” (https://www.craigbrenner.com/bio) He has recorded and performed with the Meters and Dr. John. Passages offers “eig...

Aretha franklin, but the picture they tweeted was a file picture from the 1970s. franklins star on the walk of fame will soon have a memorial wreath. much more being left there by fans of hers. lionel richie wrote, her voice, her presence, her style, no one did it better. truly the queen of soul. i will miss you. paul mccartney, lets all take a moment to give thanks for the beautiful life of aretha franklin, the queen of our souls, who inspired us all for many years. she will be missed, but the ...

Yes, sir. but the thing about aretha, she was a great person. she was a people person. if you did her right, she did you wonderful. i loved her. >> ralphe armstrong, thanks for sharing your memories. >> thank you, and keep up the good work with cnn. thank you so much. bless you guys. >> take care of yourself. much more on arethas life and legacy. plus, an explosive response from the former cia director whose security clearance the president revoked. why john brennan says the notion that theres n...

Franklins bass player for decades. ralph, thank you so much for taking the time with us today. >> thank you for calling. >> tell us how you, how the people who knew her best, who spent so much time with her, tell us how youre doing now. >> well, im a little -- right now, but i know shes in the hands of god because she was truly a great person, an intellectual, and a great american. >> tell us a story about her, the time you spent with her. >> oh, let me tell you something. if you didnt play for ...