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The tone a change in the way she approached her music? >> yeah, as she got older, she found ways to still bring the truth musically. she always -- she never lost her fire. there was a crispiness in her voice when she was younger. it translated into a huskiness later. but it never lost a fire or the passion. >> trace: we heard smokey robinson sing aretha franklins eulogy. it was amazing. you think smokey robinson has adjusted the way he used his voice. its one of those things that plateaus that y...

Never seen. >> yeah, there was rays and whitneys. that was basically a prelude. this is going to outdo every one of them, this is going to be the marathon, the mother of all marathons. fittingly so. >> the first time you were called to play with aretha franklin, has to be a thrill. >> as a musician, theres nothing like it. maybe outside of stevie wonder who i started with. >> trace: who will sing in a little bit. >> yeah, that guy. but to be asked to record with aretha is one of the all-time joy...