Sarasota, FL . EPA. Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida, Inc. AUDITION DATE. Saturday, April 26, 2025 1:00 PM - 5:00 ...

This high-spirited show raises the rafters and celebrates the music of great singers like Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Staple Singers, James Cleveland, and other ...

Balancing contemporary tunes written specifically for her by Charles May (a writer for Quincy Jones and James Cleveland ... talent and spirit that made Aretha Franklin her student as a youngster.

meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant. Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details ...

meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant. Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details ...

It’s commonly known if Aretha Franklin covered a song you wrote and/or recorded ... “I might not have more samples than James Brown, but I’ve had more sampled hits. Oh, man, and there’s a few I don’t ...

James “Sugar Boy” Crawford wrote it by ... “All I Could Do Was Cry” was first offered to Erma Franklin (Aretha’s older sister) as an inducement to join Anna. But with Erma leaning ...

Even a famous crooner as well-loved and legendary as Aretha Franklin isn’t immune to career downturns. It happens to literally everyone in the music business. Back in 1987, the soul singer hadn ...

‘R.E.S.P.E.C.T.’ will celebrate the life and music of Aretha Franklin this weekend at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Submitted photo from Van Wert Live VAN WERT — Demiah Latreece said ...

On this day in 1987, George Michael and Aretha Franklin’s “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” went to #1 on the Billboard charts, proving that good things really can happen when gays get to meet their ...

Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem have a fun exchange regarding LeBron James potentially missing game 1 of the Lakers opening ...