Page 2 - Drinking Pop News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Successful stars in music history. she won 18 grammy awards and was the first woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. joining me now a long-time friend who worked for her for years and my pal tracy jordan from sr. iriu s xm radio. you were friends for years. >> the first time i met her i was 14 years old. they brought me to a brown stone on 88th street between madison and fifth after avenue. we were in the living room, and we were eating chips and drinking pop, as aretha would call it and listening to records. all of a sudden aretha walked in from the kitchen and had on her apron. ...

>> hi, don. >> you were friends with aretha for decades. >> the first time i met her, i was 14 years old. i was friends with someone who knew her children, her sons and they brought me to this brown stone on 88th street between madison and 5th avenue and we were in the living room and we were eating chips and drinking pop as aretha would call it, listening to records. and all of a sudden aretha walked in from the kitchen and she had on her apron and my jaw dropped and i was like, oh, my god, that's aretha franklin. and she gave us all the once over when she would do when she first meets you. w...