Aretha Franklin | A Song For You | Live 1975 | RARE

Aretha Franklin covers "A Song For You."

[BlackMusicArchiveLive]

Remembering "The Queen of Soul, " on what would've been her 81st birthday ❤

[Dee-wrsi]

Aretha tells a story when she sings! She knows when to be soft and gentle and when to bring on the fire and power! The one and only Queen of Soul!

[MrYouTubeY]

Aretha looked so gorgeous here and her rendition of A Song For You is fantastic

[MichaelJohnson-wktk]

There are many reasons Aretha was known as "the Queen of soul". This performance is one of them!

[mattturn]

Wow! her voice was truly a gift from God himself! What a blessing her music was to me. She was so versatile in the world of music. She was born to sing!

[danieljohnson]

With a voice like hers, she had no equal.

[floydfelder]

This was a time when the Queen of Soul was unstoppable ✋and full of 🔥 fire, long live the Queen.

[gooffgoff]

Oh wow….she’s gorgeous and so is her voice. Miss you Aretha. 💕🌹

[PeaceFan]

I have to Give it to Dinah, she was Straight Up DOWN for Artists like Aretha, Mahalia Jackson etc etc etc..She KNEW Who could SANG and gave them a Spotlight on her show!! Thanks Dinah!!! xoxo

[charlita]

I wish female singers still performed polished like this.

[piustwelfth]

In this performance, you can see the strong influence that Aretha had on the singing and performing style of Whitney Houston. Ms. Houston was a young girl when her mother was a back-up singer for Aretha. As a result, Whitney saw many of Aretha's recording sessions and live appearances which she said had a lasting impact on her.

[andrieswillemdeboer]

this woman is Love you my Queen Aretha!

[piustwelfth]

Dinah Shore was a leading singer in the 1940's & '50's and was an old pro in show business. She knew talent when she saw/heard it which is why she admired and respected Aretha.

[Dee-wrsi]

On this same episode she sings "Until You Come Back to Me", as well as "Angel" and "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" can you upload any of those performances?

[kevinharris]

What singer of that era do that modern singers can't do is have the ability to tell a story. Modern singers entertain with dancers and choreography. Singers like Aretha, Diana Ross, and Nancy Wilson tell stories, not to mention they didn't need auto-tune.

[GLD-hopeful]

She does a great performance of Leon Russell's famous song, "A Song for You".

[xavierdallenmusicuniverse]

Ahh! The YOU era! Aretha ‘75!

I never heard the Queen of Soul sing a Donny Hathaway tune

[theblueangel]

That had something...more still and intimate, than any performance I've ever seen her do
I don't know what brought that out
But it was so vulnerable and exquisite
She truly is the Greatest of All Time

[AC-klgi]

I was 18 when Aretha appeared on this program. I would watch the Dinah Shore Show everyday trying to catch Aretha on there or any other show! LOL Thank you for this posting!

[vm]

Thank you for this remarkable footage of a legend. The Queen of Soul!!!