R.I.P. Arethea Franklin

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16 Aug 2018, 9:15 am

Show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Dead from cancer at the age of 76.

(At least she got that, which is more than what most of us on the spectrum ever got or will ever get.)

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16 Aug 2018, 10:03 am

She had a voice like no other,she will be missed.

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16 Aug 2018, 10:08 am

Sad, for her death and our loss.

Angry, for the inevitable media circus that is sure to follow, as every journalist tries to make a name for him- or her-self by milking every aspect of the singer's life in a seemingly endless number of "tribute pieces" that are nothing more than self-congratulatory pats on the back for each and every media outlet.

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16 Aug 2018, 10:59 am

She sang like a natural woman not a autotuned one.

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16 Aug 2018, 12:23 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TwnCuTx5IU

... call us the moment you get There...

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16 Aug 2018, 12:28 pm

She passed away at 76----still too young!

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16 Aug 2018, 1:12 pm

May she be welcomed into God's Kingdom with open arms!

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16 Aug 2018, 6:18 pm

Godspeed sweet lady.

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16 Aug 2018, 7:14 pm

she sang and played the piano and organ, now she will be doing that in heaven's helluva band.

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16 Aug 2018, 9:43 pm

Years ago on TV I saw Marianne Faithful describe her as "the voice of God".

So God is reclaiming the voice now.

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