Live Stream Aretha Franklin's funeral today (sure to be a very special "send-off"

[hlthe2b]

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/aretha-franklin/2018/08/31/aretha-franklin-funeral-live-stream/1151529002/


Former President Bill Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Motown legend Smokey Robinson and Detroit Pistons great Isiah Thomas are among the speakers scheduled for Franklin's funeral.

Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill, Chaka Khan and Jennifer Holliday are among the musical performers expected in the service.

Freep.com will carry a live stream from before the service through the procession. Watch the stream at the link above or the alternate one at USATOday beginning at 10 AM ET:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/08/31/aretha-franklin-funeral-live-stream-detroit/1124618002/

[LenaBaby61]

1. Thank you for the link ....

[lamp_shade]

2. Thank you.

[malaise]

3. Will be watching

Oh yes.

[mountain grammy]

4. Thank you for the link.

[Amimnoch]

5. One of my favorite memories was her with Murphy Brown.

Very few people can pull off such extremely high class and down to earth simultaneously.

[hlthe2b]

7. terrific!

[hlthe2b]

6. Starting in 20 min... Best to get in the "que"....

[nolabear]

8. Is it me or is the sound terrible?

I’m at the USA Today stream before it starts but the music streaming sounds really bad.

[hlthe2b]

10. so much crowd noise, I can't really judge... I'd hope it improves when it starts...

but churches don't always have the best acoustics for anything other than choirs.

[Princess Turandot]

9. Meanwhile, at Buckingham Palace...

the Queen's Irish Guard salutes the Queen of Soul:

Link to tweet

If you want to watch the funeral service on Youtube, there are several streams. This one is on Time's channel:

PS They're estimating a 5 hour long service, although I'm not sure what that includes.

[hlthe2b]

12. Yes... YouTube link better

[malaise]

11. Cable. HLN n/t

[hlthe2b]

13. Bill and Hillary have arrived