Aretha Franklin Birthday

Aretha Franklin Birthday, Aretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She’s reuniting with one of her musical mentors, Clive Davis, for a new album.

In an interview at her swanky birthday party on Saturday, Franklin said she and Davis, who helped engineer her comeback in the 1980s, would be working on new music.

“I have re-signed with Clive Davis, so I’m recording with Clive again,” said Franklin of the music mogul, who is associated with Sony Music Entertainment.

Franklin said that after Davis’ birthday next month, “we’re going to sit together and decide what it is we’re going to record.”

Davis sat next to Franklin for most of the night at the soiree at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, which included a sit-down dinner, a dance performance and a mini-concert that featured rising jazz pianist Kris Bowers.

Other guests included Diane Sawyer, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Willie Wilkerson, Franklin’s longtime companion and briefly this year her fiancé.

Wilkerson stood by Franklin’s side as she cut her three-tier, lime-green birthday cake while the crowd serenaded her with Stevie Wonder’s version of “Happy Birthday.”

Aretha Franklin Date Of Birth

Aretha Franklin Date Of Birth, Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” list, as well as the ninth greatest artist of all time. She has won 18 competitive Grammys and two honorary Grammys. She has 20 No.1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and two No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Respect” (1967) and “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” (1987), a duet with George Michael.

Since 1961, she has scored a total of 45 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Between 1967 and 1982 she had 10 No.1 R&B albums-more than any other female artist. In 1987, Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin says she can’t attend Whitney Houston’s funeral because of her health. Franklin had been expected to sing at the service Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. She tells The Associated Press she has been having foot and leg problems. She gave a concert Friday and says her legs locked up late into the night.

She says she sends best wishes to Houston’s relatives. Franklin is close with the family. Houston lovingly called her “Aunt Ree.”

Houston, who was 48, died Feb. 11 in California, the day before the Grammy awards. About 1,500 guests are expected to attend the private service.

Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, The incident occurred around 10:30 am EST Tuesday at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine.Initial reports said eight people were injured, but the station later said in a statement that six people were injured. “All guests were treated injured and transported to area hospitals,” the station said in a statement. “At this point none of the injuries are considered life threatening.” The incident occurred when Middle weir lift derailed the eighth round of the lift, allowing five chairs falling about seven to nine meters below ground. About 220 people were on the elevator at the time of the derailment. Jay Marshall, who was on a bridge beside the broken, said the two elevators stopped and then restarted. Almost immediately, he saw a problem, and then heard screams.

“The lift has begun,” said Marshall. “I looked to my left and could see the cable that bounces up and down. I could see that the cable had come off the beach [wheels]. “Once the thing started to bounce back and my side, I stopped watching. I did not see it, honestly. It was terrifying.” A spokesman for the Emergency Management Agency Maine said he was sending a representative to the scene, but had no details.