A fascinating and thoroughly researched exploration of the best-selling gospel album of all time. >
Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace
The only book of its kind, Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! showcase the talents, gifts, and skills of women in the Gospel music industry.
The kind of book where once you have read it, you will no longer be able to see the world in the same way again.” - Gary E. Schwartz, author of The Sacred Promise_x000D_ _x000D_ "Everyone should have a Richard Martini in their life.
Her hold on the crown was tenacious, and in Respect, David Ritz gives us the definitive life of one of the greatest talents in all American culture.
Her soulful, soaring voice has earned her mythic status. Now, in her own moving words, the woman behind the myth is revealed. The result is a captivating self-portrait of one...
This publication contains transcriptions of how the world reacted to Aretha Franklin death and is a tribute to one of the true greats.
In Move On Up, Aaron Cohen tells the remarkable story of the explosion of soul music in Chicago. Together, soul music and black-owned businesses thrived.
With iconic hits such as "Respect" and "Think," and countless awards to her name including eighteen Grammys, Aretha Franklin was one of the bestselling artists of all time.
The LP and its haunting title track became a phenomenon. Robert M. Marovich draws on extensive oral interviews and archival research to chart the history of Peace Be Still and the people who created it.
... the music of secular stars like Beyoncé, D'Angelo, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Chance the Rapper, and Kanye; ... Take as a case in point the very public mourning that followed the deaths of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.