Remembering the American Queen
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22024675 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Watson (0000-0003-3972-3006, The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | C65-C69 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Life Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2211-243X • E-ISSN: 2211-243X |
| Publisher | University of Groningen Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.21827/ejlw.11.39594 |
| OpenAlex | W4304182852 |
| Language | EN |
In this relational vignette Watson recalls growing up in and around Detroit as Aretha Franklin and other great local singers, many with Motown, rose to prominence. Franklin’s style was informed not only by her childhood singing gospel songs in her father’s church but also by her musical passion and activist politics. Unable to attend any of the informal tributes in Detroit around Franklin’s memorial service because she was out of the country, Watson relates how a Berlin gathering became a spontaneous memorial to Franklin’s musical genius
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Genius · Literature · Musical · Passion · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Singing · Sonnet · Vignette · Watson · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |