When Aretha Franklin died, the clip that was shared most ... The rendition at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony brought a tear to Barack Obama's eye, and left the song's co-writer Carole King ...
Aretha Franklin grew up in 1950s Detroit ... In 2015, President Barack Obama said: "American history wells up when Aretha sings." "Nobody embodies more fully the connection between the African ...
Aretha Franklin sings at President Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration (C-SPAN ... he performed “Chimes of Freedom” during the inaugural celebration for President Bill Clinton in 1993 at the ...