*Solid Gold, Aretha Franklin Live; A Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, More*

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1. Ain't No Way; Since You've Been Gone

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2. I Never Loved A Man..: Dr. Feelgood, Live on Piano: Think

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3. Aretha will be missed. Not only a great singer, songwriter, and pianist, but a person

who cared about others and making everyone's life better.

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4. The Ghetto, Donny Hathaway 1970: Incomparable Voice,

keyboardist and musical arranger for contemporary Soul music greats, who left us far too soon.

Bring it home Donny.



According to Allison Keyes from NPR, Hathaway's solo recordings are "part of the foundation of American soul music" and have "influenced performers from R&B singer Alicia Keys to rapper Common to singer-guitarist George Benson". He was named the 49th greatest singer of all time in a 2010 list published by Rolling Stone.

Justin Timberlake called him "the best singer of all time." Raúl Midón said that Hathaway is "the strongest soul singer that ever existed" and compares his vocal technique to a classical vocalist. "When Donny sings any song, he owns it," Stevie Wonder was quoted by David Ritz as saying. Amy Winehouse called Hathaway her favorite artist of all time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donny_Hathaway

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5. Damn. Aretha in her prime. NOBODY can touch her!

Just heard a diva of today's generation, Ariana Grande, do Natural Woman as a tribute to Aretha. Her voice sounded weak and flinty compared to Aretha's. The range wasn't there. The soul wasn't there. The depth and effortless power wasn't there. Had to switch over to Youtube to get my Aretha fix and hear it done right. Ain't nobody like Aretha. Nobody. Not Whitney Houston. Not Adele. Nobody. She was and is the Queen.