She was known as the Queen of Soul.
Aretha Franklin, the daughter of a Mississipi Baptist preacher, passed away this week at the age of 76 after a short illness.
Watch this performance that brought U.S. President Barack Obama to tears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHsnZT7Z2yQ
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Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).
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