/tags/aretha-franklin Aretha Franklin en-US Copyright Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:32:00 GMT /music/2020-09-30/ladies-of-the-blues-from-bettye-lavette-to-koko-taylor Female vocalists are the focus on this week's blues program airing at 11pm, Saturday, October 3rd. The show begins with Bettye LaVette, Abbey Lincoln,… Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:32:00 GMT /music/2020-09-30/ladies-of-the-blues-from-bettye-lavette-to-koko-taylor /music/2020-02-27/a-spicy-gumbo-of-music-with-galactic-dr-john-dwight-yoakam-john-mayall This week's blues show, Saturday, February 29th from 11pm-midnight, features four songs in the first set: Hoots & Hellmouth, Galactic, Trombone Shorty,… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:12:19 GMT /music/2020-02-27/a-spicy-gumbo-of-music-with-galactic-dr-john-dwight-yoakam-john-mayall /music/2020-02-12/its-a-lovely-dovey-valentines-show-on-the-blues I thought it'd be fun during this Valentine's weekend. 2/15 at 11pm, to share some of my favorite lovey-dovey songs. So the show starts off with music… Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:55:07 GMT /music/2020-02-12/its-a-lovely-dovey-valentines-show-on-the-blues /music/2019-05-16/aretha-etta-james-abbey-lincoln-on-the-blues This week's blues show, Saturday, May 18th at 11pm, begins with vocalists - Al Jarreau, Ray Charles, Etta James, and the legendary Aretha Franklin. The… Thu, 16 May 2019 15:32:11 GMT /music/2019-05-16/aretha-etta-james-abbey-lincoln-on-the-blues /music/2019-03-19/a-nod-to-the-beatles-opens-the-blues One of the songs in the first set of this week's blues show, Saturday, March 23rd at 11pm, is from "The Blues White Album," a tribute to the Beatles… Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:32:30 GMT /music/2019-03-19/a-nod-to-the-beatles-opens-the-blues /music/2018-12-28/a-new-photo-book-celebrating-the-life-of-aretha-franklin A career that spanned generations and genres, Aretha Franklin will always be remembered as the Queen of Soul. Elaine Diehl talks with radio personality… Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:00:15 GMT /music/2018-12-28/a-new-photo-book-celebrating-the-life-of-aretha-franklin Elaine Diehl /news-from-npr/2018-08-31/aretha-franklin-funeral Detroit will celebrate the life of Aretha Franklin on Friday, August 31st at 10 a.m. EST. Over two dozen people -- including heads of state, a record… Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:04:07 GMT /news-from-npr/2018-08-31/aretha-franklin-funeral 91.7 WVXU /2018-08-20/aretha-franklin-album-reaches-the-top-10-her-highest-chart-placement-in-46-years Following her death last Thursday, Franklin's 30 Greatest Hits, from 1985, delivered the Queen of Soul to her highest placement on the Billboard 200 in nearly half a century. Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:36:00 GMT /2018-08-20/aretha-franklin-album-reaches-the-top-10-her-highest-chart-placement-in-46-years Sidney Madden /news-from-npr/2018-08-16/aretha-franklin-the-queen-of-soul-dies-at-76 One of the most powerful and beloved voices of all time died Thursday in Detroit. Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:11:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2018-08-16/aretha-franklin-the-queen-of-soul-dies-at-76 Ted Robbins /music/2017-02-16/the-blues-2-18-17 Vocalist Al Jarreau begins this edition of The Blues which airs on Saturday night, February 18th at 11pm. I played his music for years on my jazz shows.… Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:13:01 GMT /music/2017-02-16/the-blues-2-18-17