The following email was originally posted on August 16, 2018
By now, most have heard about the passing of Aretha Franklin, the woman called by many the "Queen of Soul".
By now, most have also heard the accolades about how Aretha Franklin was a legendary R&B -- Soul -- singer who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
However, for many of us, what made Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul" was not just the way she sang in concert halls but rather the way she sang in church. When she sang in church, it would often send a shiver down one's spine and by the sheer force of her voice a spirit would move within. It was the spirit rousing way that she sang that made Aretha the Queen of Soul not just in popular music but in gospel as well.
Rest in Grace, Aretha. You will be missed.
Peace,
Everett "Skip" Jenkins
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