ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE ONCE & FUTURE QUEEN
I imagine that at some point in her career, Aretha Franklin may have wanted to wring the neck of the writer or publicist who first dubbed her the "Queen of Soul." When all is well in the kingdom, I'm sure that the burdens of regal stewardship are at least bearable.
ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE ONCE & FUTURE QUEEN
VERNON GIBBS
I imagine that at some point in her career, Aretha Franklin may have wanted to wring the neck of the writer or publicist who first dubbed her the "Queen of Soul." When all is well in the kingdom, I'm sure that the burdens of regal stewardship are at least bearable. But there is also the saying, "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown." With all kinds of pretenders making their claim since about 1975, and with the trauma that must have come as other Queens (of Disco, of Funk) tried to set up their tents in her backyard, only true royalty could have come through into the '80s as strong as ever, and I'm sure there were times she must have wondered if the robes were made of silk or sack-cloth.